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Understanding Unearned Income

What is economic rent? Where does unearned income come from, and why is it distinct from wages and interest on capital? A 10-essay introduction to the central concept in Georgist economics — from Adam Smith and David Ricardo through Henry George to the modern day.

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Economics 5 min read

What Is Geonomics And Why Is It Good To Know?

By Jeffery J. Smith
Economics 4 min read

Which Is Natural: Poverty or Wealth?

By Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economics 7 min read

Accounting (unearned) Profit vs. Economic (earned) Profit

By Rick DiMare
Economics 2 min read

From Capitalism to Rentierism?

By Bryan Kavanagh
Economics 2 min read

Socialize the Rent

By Bryan Kavanagh
Economics 2 min read

Norway's Resource Rent Sharing Fund Reaches 1 Trillion USD

By Lawrence Bosek
Economics 4 min read

Where Does Rent Come From?

By Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economics 4 min read

Kinetic Rent and Potential Rent

By Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economics 1 min read

The Corruption of Economics

By Martin Adams
Economics 4 min read

Wealth and Capital

By Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.