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my impression is that, regardless of outlook, economists have overwhelmingly praised the book as extremely thoroughly researched, setting a new bar for evidence
by 21echoes 12y ago
my impression is that, regardless of outlook, economists have overwhelmingly praised the book as extremely thoroughly researched, setting a new bar for evidence presentation in economics literature.
- vixin 12y agoAs pointed out here http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2014/05/why-didnt-pikettys-harvard-publisher-spot-the-errors-which-the-ft-has-exposed/ http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2014/05/why-didnt-p... "Perhaps the idea of one’s instincts being proving empirically correct is rather intoxicating, which partly explains the success of his book. Perhaps Piketty gave the left intelligentsia a story which (as tabloid hacks say) was “too good to check”.