The Assumptions Economists Make

Business & Finance, Economics, Comparative Economics, Theory of Economics
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Author: Jonathan Schlefer ISBN: 9780674068834
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: April 4, 2012
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Jonathan Schlefer
ISBN: 9780674068834
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: April 4, 2012
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

Economists make confident assertions in op-ed columns and on cable news—so why are their explanations at odds with equally confident assertions from other economists? And why are all economic predictions so rarely borne out? Harnessing his frustration with this contradiction, Schlefer set out to investigate how economists arrive at their opinions.

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Economists make confident assertions in op-ed columns and on cable news—so why are their explanations at odds with equally confident assertions from other economists? And why are all economic predictions so rarely borne out? Harnessing his frustration with this contradiction, Schlefer set out to investigate how economists arrive at their opinions.

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