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Krugman was being sardonic here, along the lines of “assume a spherical cow”. The whole introduction is dripping with sarcasm. The paper was partially intended
by jointpdf 6y ago
Krugman was being sardonic here, along the lines of “assume a spherical cow”. The whole introduction is dripping with sarcasm. The paper was partially intended as a satire.
- cdogl 6y agoD'oh. Thanks.
- microtherion 6y agoI think the entire paper was intended as satire, even though the math applied is serious. Another joke: “Among the authors who have not pointed this out are…”