"Listen to" in the sense of "act on what they say is a good idea"? Hell no. Testable predictions are how you figure out if people are good at formulating poli

"Listen to" in the sense of "act on what they say is a good idea"? Hell no. Testable predictions are how you figure out if people are good at formulating policy with the intended effects. Is the point of policy to affiliate with high-status "public intellectual" who proposed it, or to get something done?