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Eric Zwick
Joel F. Gemunder Professor of economics and finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Researches how taxation and private businesses shape wealth inequality; co-authored The Everywhere Millionaire.
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Real Alpha has cut 2 moments of Eric Zwick (Joel F. Gemunder Professor of economics and finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business) talking, from an interview on Prof G Markets published Oct 23, 2026.
What Eric Zwick said
Meet The Millionaire Class That Really Runs America
2 moments · 8 min
- 36:23
Business income can face lower taxes than wages
“But most of the income that you receive from that business is going to come out not in the form of wages, but in the form of profits.”
at 37:28 - 14:20
Local rules shield incumbents from competition
“You can't, as a manufacturer, sell directly to consumers.”
at 15:55
- 36:23