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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
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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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
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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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
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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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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Why Don't Economists Believe Empirical Findings?
McCloskey, Donald N. - In: Eastern Economic Journal 20 (1994) 3, pp. 357-360
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Other Things Equal: How to Organize a Conference
McCloskey, Donald N. - In: Eastern Economic Journal 20 (1994) 2, pp. 219-222
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Other Things Equal: Cassandra's Open Letter to Her Economist Colleagues
McCloskey, Deirdre N. - In: Eastern Economic Journal 25 (1999) 3, pp. 357-363
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