# The Importance of Teleology in Understanding Economic Inequality

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Published: 2026-08-25T15:18:48+00:00
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As long as the explanation for human behavior seems logical and fits their worldview, people can carry on mistakenly believing that they can identify causal relations from studying group disparities. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/importance-teleology-understanding-economic-inequality

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