The Economic Theory of Ebenezer Scrooge

Ebenezer Scrooge was NOT a hard-hearted greedy capitalist.  Rather, he was an advocate of the scarcity economics of Thomas Malthus.  Charles Dickens’ “Christmas Carol” actually takes the side of free market economics. So says Jerry Bowyer in  Malthus and Scrooge: How Charles Dickens Put Holly Branch Through The Heart Of The Worst Economics Ever,  published in Forbes Magazine […]