What Happened to "Efficient Markets"?

Originally published in The Independent Review

In a time of extreme economic adjustment, it is important to remind everyone how markets in fact work. As explained in this article, “efficient” markets are evident every day on Wall Street, as well as on Main Street, whether we are living through “good times” or “bad times.”

The financial crisis of 2008 has challenged the reputation of the free-market economy in the public imagination in a way that it has not been challenged since the Great Depression. In a time of extreme economic adjustment, it is important to remind everyone how markets in fact work. As explained in this article, “efficient” markets are evident every day on Wall Street, as well as on Main Street, whether we are living through “good times” or “bad times.”

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