Saturday, May 11, 2013
Dani Rodrik — What Use Are Economists?
Dani Rodrik is a heterodox neoclassical economist, who thinks that orthodox neoclassical economists are inconsistent but that it is necessary to use mainstream models to be in the game. Better than being orthodox but still part of the problem rather than the solution. But his post is worth a read anyway, since his heterodox ideas would improve the profession if listened to.
Project Syndicate
What Use Are Economists?
Dani Rodrick's weblog
What is wrong (and right) in economics?
Dani Rodrik | Dani Rodrik is Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government
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MICRO-economics is VERY important imo... don't forget about "micro".
rsp,
Dani Rodrik himself isn’t too smart. Have a look at this article where he clearly doesn’t get the point that the only real constraint on government net spending is inflation: that is, like most of the ignoramuses in high places, he thinks the deficit and debt are big problems.
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/the-crisis-of-fiscal-imagination
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