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"Economics is a highly sophisticated field of thought that is superb at explaining to policymakers precisely why the choices they made in the past were wrong. A
by hkmurakami 10y ago
"Economics is a highly sophisticated field of thought that is superb at explaining to policymakers precisely why the choices they made in the past were wrong. About the future, not so much." -- Ben Bernanke, 2013
(the quote is from an unexpectedly funny and thoughtful commencement speech)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww6guPQsKQo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww6guPQsKQo
http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/02/news/economy/bernanke-princeton-speech/ http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/02/news/economy/bernanke-prince...
- socmag 10y agoHey, there is a great cartoon about that here! https://rwer.wordpress.com/2013/11/09/the-scientific-illusion-of-modern-macroeconomics/ https://rwer.wordpress.com/2013/11/09/the-scientific-illusio...