There is a strong case to be made that most credential programs create an unnecessary barrier to entry in many fields, raising the wages of incumbent professionals by creating a false scarcity of workers.

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It could also be that the Hollywood hype machine is creating a sense of scarcity.

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Over the last ten years the price of oil has spiked thanks to a weak dollar, thus creating the illusion of scarcity despite abundant global supplies of what is a rather prosaic commodity.

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Bankers complain the scarcity of sponsors is creating a bottleneck for deal making in China and driving up banks' costs.

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Far from an energy crisis rooted in a short supply of oil, we have at present a dollar crisis that is creating the false illusion of energy scarcity.

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