"Siegel's paradox" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Identified by economist Jeremy Siegel in 1972. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Siegel's paradox
  1. (economics) The phenomenon that uncertainty about future prices can theoretically push rational consumers to temporarily trade away their preferred consumption goods (or currency) for non-preferred goods (or currency), as part of a plan to trade back to the preferred consumption goods after prices become clearer. Wikipedia link: Siegel's paradox
    Sense id: en-Siegel's_paradox-en-name-3JyPCJbS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Economics Topics: economics, sciences
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