I searched for that Krugman quote and found nothing. I think he never wrote it. I think that is exemplary of the problem here - not that economists struggle wit

I searched for that Krugman quote and found nothing. I think he never wrote it. I think that is exemplary of the problem here - not that economists struggle with facts, but that most people struggle with facts, including facts about other people struggling with facts. I recommend this article at The Atlantic about what economists agree on. It has citations to surveys of economists: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/04/4-politically-controversial-issues-where-all-economists-agree/255600/ http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/04/4-politi...