> Economists in general don't account for any externalities or 2nd order effects when it comes to free trade. Many do. They just don't get hired as lobbyists s

> Economists in general don't account for any externalities or 2nd order effects when it comes to free trade. Many do. They just don't get hired as lobbyists so their impact on the conversation is limited. The economics that gets done in economics departments is often quite different from the economics that percolates out into popular consciousness. But a lot of it involves math. . .