If a bunch of physicists came out with a paper entitled "The Curious Case of Every Electron Having Slightly the Wrong Charge" they'd be laughed out or arxiv. H

If a bunch of physicists came out with a paper entitled "The Curious Case of Every Electron Having Slightly the Wrong Charge" they'd be laughed out or arxiv. How come some economists can say that the system they are studying is "wrong" relative to their models and be taken seriously? If your model doesn't line up with the data, it's wrong!