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Prices in Ancient Greece in Athens in the 5th century BC 1 loaf of bread 1 obolos The standard rate for a prostitute 3 oboloi 6 oboloi are 1 drahma, about 4
by kleton 2y ago
Prices in Ancient Greece in Athens in the 5th century BC
1 loaf of bread 1 obolos
The standard rate for a prostitute 3 oboloi
6 oboloi are 1 drahma, about 4 drahmai to the shekel. That coin is 1/16 shekel, so about 1.5 loaves
- ldx1024 2y ago[flagged]
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- vijayr02 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baumol_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baumol_effect > the tendency for wages in jobs that have experienced little or no increase in labor productivity to rise in response to rising wages in other jobs that did experience high productivity growth. In turn, these sectors of the economy become more expensive over time, because their input costs increase while productivity does not. Typically, this affects services more than manufactured goods, and in particular health, education, arts and culture.
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