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blahbl4hblahtoo
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An Austrian economist predicting the end of the world? I'm shocked!
rookonaut
on Dec 1, 2013
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Gary North is Austrian?
ConceptJunkie
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"Austrian" in this case refers to someone who is of the Austrian school of economics.
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Yes. Sometimes he's good but definitely not on this topic.
rookonaut
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This is maybe a stupid question but what does it mean to be Austrian in this context? Is he born in Austria or is this a reference to the Austrian School of Economics?
alecbenzer
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_School
fnordfnordfnord
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I'd presume economics here. There is no context where his birthplace is relevant.
iso-8859-1
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School of Economics
rookonaut
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Thank you guys for the clarification.
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