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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
misallocate .
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Examples
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An improper buying decision based on imperfect information can be tragic – it misallocates resources in the market – and misallocated resources in a market can cause all sorts of collateral damage.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Double Standard of Libertarian Paternalism 2010
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We need to spend it better, starting by reforming a third party payment system that promotes waste, limits choice, and misallocates resources.
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Artificially lowering market interest rates by printing money misallocates resources and misdirects economic activity.
Fiat Money in Crisis Detlev S. Schlichter 2011
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It's the taking of resources from the private economy which allocates them fairly efficiently and gives them to the government which misallocates them via misguided wealth redistribution policies, through the subsidy of unviable industries or just plain cronyism.
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An improper buying decision based on imperfect information can be tragic – it misallocates resources in the market – and misallocated resources in a market can cause all sorts of collateral damage.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Double Standard of Libertarian Paternalism 2010
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The boom in lending and money creation results in rising prices, which misallocates what little savings actually exist.
Why Jobs Are AWOL 2010
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The boom in lending and money creation results in rising prices, which misallocates what little savings actually exist.
Why Jobs Are AWOL 2010
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The boom in lending and money creation results in rising prices, which misallocates what little savings and investment there actually is.
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The boom in lending and money creation results in rising prices, which misallocates what little savings actually exist.
Why Jobs Are AWOL 2010
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The boom in lending and money creation results in rising prices, which misallocates what little savings actually exist.
Why Jobs Are AWOL 2010
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