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The Economist as Public Intellectual: A Case for Selling Pareto Improvements

Frank, Robert - In: Eastern Economic Journal 27 (2001) 2, pp. 221-225

Economists can to some extent enlighten policymakers and the public and influence public policy. That enlightenment is … is a trade-off between relevance/importance and rigor/precision. Because many economists concentrate on rigor and …

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Stiglerite vs. Friedmanite Science

McCloskey, Deirdre N. - In: Eastern Economic Journal 27 (2001) 2, pp. 209-210

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A Comment on Daniel Klein's "A Plea to Economists Who Favor Liberty."

Tullock, Gordon - In: Eastern Economic Journal 27 (2001) 2, pp. 203-207

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Introduction to Symposium on Assist the Everyman

Klein, Daniel - In: Eastern Economic Journal 27 (2001) 2, pp. 183-184

This is an introduction to the 6 paper symposium on "Assist the Everyman" that appears in this issue. The primary article by Daniel B. Klein is followed by comments by Gordon Tullock, Deirdre McCloskey, Israel M. Kirzner, C.A.E. Goodhart, Robert H. Frank and James K. Galbraith and a rejoinder by...

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The To-Be-Expected Angst Created for Economists by Mathematics

Samuelson, Paul A. - In: Eastern Economic Journal 20 (1994) 3, pp. 267-273

Historical evidence on how scholars have reacted to an enhanced role of mathematics in economics agrees with plausible theories about how people can be expected to react. Therefore, we should not be surprised to encounter quotations by Nobel Laureates and other eminent scholars that express...

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A Plea to Economists?

Goodhart, C. A. E. - In: Eastern Economic Journal 27 (2001) 2, pp. 215-220

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Reputation versus Influence: The Evidence from Textbook References

Breit, William; Huston, John H. - In: Eastern Economic Journal 23 (1997) 4, pp. 451-456

This paper suggests a new tool for evaluating the influence of living economists: references in recent introductory …

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Earning Patterns and Changes in Economics and Other Sciences

O'Neill, June; Sicherman, Nachum - In: Eastern Economic Journal 23 (1997) 4, pp. 395-409

other data sources, to study the trends in the earnings of economists and other holders of bachelor, masters, and PhD …

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Academic Rhetoric in the Policy Arena: The Case of Capital Gains Taxation

Cordes, Joseph J.; Klamer, Arjo; Leonard, Thomas C. - In: Eastern Economic Journal 19 (1993) 4, pp. 459-479

economic knowledge, academic economists and policymakers, respectively. We argue that economics lacks a developed theory of how …

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The Overuse of Mathematics in Economics: Nobel Resistance

Quddus, Munir; Rashid, Salim - In: Eastern Economic Journal 20 (1994) 3, pp. 251-265

on the fringes of economics even a few decades ago are today considered mainstream economics. Economists presented … in economics by, eminent mathematical economists and econometricians, especially Nobel laureates. …

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