Tags: economics
The Morality of Economics
April 6th, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
Tyler Cowen has an article in the New York Times about the egalitarian tradition of economics. It is genuinely an effort to promote economic analysis and rationale as THE tool for social analysis, since it is the only value-free objective way to look at… more »
The Problems of the Economics Profession
December 12th, 2012
in Op Ed
Last week, in the US, I heard that the number of Ph.D. graduates coming out vastly exceeds the number of academic job openings. Most economics Ph.Ds. are going to end up in non-academic jobs. In fields like Physics, the basic arithmetic became clear e… more »
Metaphysical Constructs and Monetary Policy
December 9th, 2012
in Op Ed
Metaphysics is a use of language that conveys no factual information, describes no logical relations nor gives precise constructions and yet is calculated to affect conduct.– Joan Robinson After the Reagan and Thatcher governments experimented with… more »
Book Review: The Cartoon Introduction to Economics
November 16th, 2012
in Op Ed
Authors Grady Klein and Yoram Bauman (the world’s first and only stand-up economist) have written two comic books – or graphic novels? – on economics. I review their volume two: macroeconomics here and now. The book addresses students and is offered a… more »
The State of Economics During the Crisis
November 8th, 2012
in Op Ed
In this article, Dirk Ehnts describes what an economist actually does. The author's view on modern economics is very different from the mainstream. This article is a must-read for those who want to know about various aspects of the economics as a subject. more »
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