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You haven't met a wide range of economists.
by xapata 5y ago
You haven't met a wide range of economists.
- atq2119 5y agoThere is indeed a bunch of variety among academics in economics, but a very heavy filter biases which kinds of economic opinions make it into the broader public sphere. This has a lot to do with how think tanks are, on average, politically biased due to their funding sources, and so one could argue that it's not academics' fault. Still, I often feel that academics in economics too easily abdicate their responsibility for how the subject impact society.
- afarrell 5y agoHunch: It is because academics need to prove their results. In order to do that, they generally need numbers.
- jessaustin 5y agoI haven't seen a "wide range of economists" on TV! Or testifying before Congress! Or arranging coups in Chile! At university, I met (and roomed with) lots of economists, all of whom were solidly in the neoliberal camp. As perceptive readers might have realized, since then I've read and listened to a broader range of economic expertise. My favorite now is Richard Wolff.
- xapata 5y agoYou might like the writings of Yanis Varoufakis.
- jessaustin 5y agoYes, I do. He has interesting things to say about the role of Germany in EU, much as e.g. Michael Hudson has interesting things to say about the role of USA globally.