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There's nothing here... yet.

There really is nothing here. Really. You can trust me. But maybe there should be?

Why is this page missing? We asked some leading economists on this.

Stagflation

The cost of pages rose drastically, while the page production rate slowed down.

Monetarism

The government has limited the number of pages in circulation.

General economics

There was no market for it.

Efficient markets hypothesis

If you had paid enough for the page, it would have appeared.

Liquidity traps

We injected some extra money into the technology team but there was little or no interest so they simply kept it, thus failing to stimulate the page economy.

Moral hazard

Showing you this page would only encourage you to want more pages.

Pareto inefficiency

There exists another page that will make everyone better off without making anyone worse off.

Tragedy of the Commons

Everyone wanted to view this page, but no-one was willing to maintain it.

Supply and demand

Demand increased and a shortage occurred.

Game theory

By not viewing this page you help everyone else get better pages.

Classical economics

There is no such page. We are not going to interfere.

Mercantilism

The page is hosted by a foreign web server and is therefore banned to ensure the supremacy of our own software.

Keynesian economics

Aggregate demand for this page did not necessarily equal the productive capacity of the website.

Trickle-down

High taxes on content publishers prevented them hiring the person who would have written this page.

Malthusianism

Unchecked, exponential page growth outstripped the pixel supply. There was a catastrophe, and now the population is at a lower, more sustainable level.

Speculative bubble

The page never actually existed and was fundamentally impossible, but everyone bought into it in a frenzy and it's all now ending in tears.

Neo-malthusianism

To avoid unchecked, exponential page growth outstripping the pixel supply and leading to an inevitable catastrophe, we prevented this page from being conceived.

Socialism

If you were to get the page you wanted you might get a better page than someone else, which would be unfair. This way at least everyone gets the same.

Marxism

The failure of this page to load is a consequence of the inherent contradictions in the capitalist mode of production.

Behavioural economics

The influence of psychological factors caused you to act in a manner that would not be expected of a purely rational actor.

Laissez-faire capitalism

We know this page is needed, but we can't force anyone to make it.

Theory of the second best

The best outcome was unachievable, so you have arrived here instead.

You can return to the previous page now by clicking the button below. It's a pretty cool button, too. I love buttons. If all else fails, go back to the main page.