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Nobel winner Paul Romer on the backwardness of economics and economists’ misleading use of math
A fresh Nobel Prize laureate in economic sciences Paul Romer published three years ago an interesting short paper “Mathiness in the Theory of Economic Growth”. His main assertion (which granted him with colleagues’ reactions such as “don’t make waves“) was that … Continue reading
Robert Solow’s sarcastic economics
Robert Solow, one of the most honored and influential economist of the second half of the 20th century, has been involved throughout his career in a series of polemics with several neoliberal economists in academia and government. Along with substantial assertions and explanations, Solow often … Continue reading
Posted in Economists quotes on economics, Oleg Komlik, Papers
Tagged economics, funny, Robert Solow
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The Art of Central Banking (3) — No working theory of inflation and economists’ instinctual attachment to concepts
Daniel K. Tarullo, a former member of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve, draws two sharp and sound, yet unsurprising, conclusions from his eight-year (2009-2017) service: “The substantive point is that we do not, at present, have a … Continue reading
Economics of Simplism, or why some countries are rich and others poor
“The use of knowledge by one producer does not prevent its use by others. Thus there is no inherent reason that producers in poor countries cannot use the same knowledge as producers in rich countries. If the relevant knowledge is publicly available, poor countries … Continue reading
Joan Robinson: Solutions offered by economists are no less delusory than those of the theologians
The brilliant Joan Robinson concludes her insightful book Economic Philosophy: “The neo-classical heritage still has a great influence, not only on the teaching of economics but in forming public opinion generally, or at least in providing public opinion with its … Continue reading
Economics is an Imperial Science
George Stigler, a founding member of Mont Pelerin Society and a key preacher of neoliberal economics, on what he proudly calls “economist-missionaries” (1984: 304) : “So economics is an imperial science: it has been aggressive in addressing central problems in a considerable number … Continue reading
The Art of Central Banking
– “How does the central bank decide on interest rate? Taking all data together and using a formula?” – “This is art, not science.” (The Governor of the Central Bank of Israel Karnit Flug reveals the secret of monetarism and economics … Continue reading
No Reality, Please. We’re Economists.
Professor Mark Blaug (1927–2011) was a distinguished Dutch-born British economist and historian of economics. Besides shorter periods in public service and in international organisations (such as UNESCO, ILO, World Bank), he has held academic appointments in several prestigious universities worlwide. … Continue reading
Horses and Economics – from the horse’s mouth
Ely Devons, an English economist, once said at a meeting, “If economists wished to study the horse, they wouldn’t go and look at horses. They’d sit in their studies and say to themselves, ‘What would I do if I were a … Continue reading
Camels, mathematics and the history of economics
“By 1935 economics entered into a mathematical epoch. It became easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a non-mathematical genius to enter into the pantheon of original theorist.” Paul Samuelson (1976: 25) This sharp … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, Keynesianism, policy, taxation
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