Do economists reach a conclusion on a given policy issue? One way to answer the question is to survey economists at … large. Another is to look at the published judgments of economists who have gone on the record. Relative to an anonymous … eleven studies of economists' published judgments. Several of them show greater support for liberalization than found among …

What role do personal values play in the practice of economists? By means of a survey among economists working inside … values summarize the value structure of economists: achievement, serving the public interest, and conformity to rules … economists who value achievement are the ones who are more likely to embrace mainstream methodological principles: thinking …

the world economy, was advocated by leading Austrian, Chicago School neoclassical, and New Keynesian economists, despite … in their advocacy, economists contributed to the imposition of serious harm. Often the harm befell the most vulnerable …

Neoclassical economists of the current era frequently pay lip service to Adam Smith’s theories to certify the validity …, and the field of study he afforded to political economy. Instead, early neoclassical economists parted ways with the …