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Gale Pooley Discusses The Simon Abundance Index on The Human Progress Podcast

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Gale Pooley joined his colleague Marian Tupy to give an annual update on their Simon Abundance Index. Named after University of Maryland economist Julian Simon, the Simon Abundance Index measures the change in abundance of resources over a period of time.

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