Why you should not ignore economists

Why you should not ignore economists - by Noah Smith

Economists shouldn't be treated as sages, nor their advice as received wisdom. They should not be the only experts consulted when making policy.

Why you should not ignore economists : r/Economics - Reddit

It's impossible to "ignore economists" because economists never have a consensus about anything. Any remotely sane position you can take will ...

Comments - Why you should not ignore economists - Noahpinion

The issue people have with economists is that people really want to tell a moralizing story which reflects their values and says who is a good guy and bad guy.

Do We Sometimes Just Have to 'Ignore' Economists? - FEE.org

So, my rule is simple. When economists are not doing good economics, we should ignore them. But when they are doing good economics, it behooves ...

Why do people dislike and ignore economists? - Quora

Because they feel threatened or have low self-esteem or believe it creates unegalitarian hierarchy. Or because people are influenced by their ...

Sometimes You Just Have to Ignore the Economists - The Atlantic

A strong federal law would help not only the public but also the small-business owners who lack the ability to do anything but pass on big ...

Do We Sometimes Just Have to 'Ignore' Economists? - True North

Regular people seem to understand a few things that economists don't. During an emergency, such as a natural disaster, short-term demand cannot ...

Why Can't Economists Agree? - Investopedia

Because they have not analyzed a comprehensive mix of economic data, their judgments may be at variance with economists who have taken all the significant data ...

Five Reasons You Should Blame The Economics Discipline For ...

But, there is no mechanism forcing it to alter its models when they don't appear to work. This is so because economists basically write for each ...

Are Economists Basically Immoral? Lessons from Paul Heyne

Rationally ignorant voters will not find participation in political markets in their best interest and will cause democracy to eventually ...

Should People Just Ignore Economists? - Mises Institute

Such economists should question the investment they have made in their education. Society would be better off if these economists accepted work ...

Why Economists Failed as “Experts”—and How to Make Them ...

This does not mean that economists don't know useful things. It is quite clear that they do. Markets are extraordinary institutions, for example ...

Should We Trust Economists? - The Atlantic

They're fractious, frequently wrong, and have lost much of the public's faith. But their insights are still valuable -- as long as you don't expect them to ...

Economics Can't Avoid Distributional Issues – IMF F&D

Just as economists learned to incorporate the growth of knowledge into their understanding of the world, just as they have—for the most part—accepted the need ...

Unless You Are Spock, Irrelevant Things Matter in Economic Behavior

Of course, most economists know that the people with whom they interact do not resemble Econs. In fact, in private moments, economists are often ...

Enough With the Economic Doomsaying | TIME

First, accepting their vulnerabilities will nudge economists to seek inspiration—and help—from other disciplines. Those who eclectically string ...

The War on Economics | The New Yorker

Nowadays, no arena of public policy is untouched by economic guidance, solicited or unsolicited. Economists influence the way that children are ...

Why Economics is On the Wrong Track - Deirdre McCloskey

I want to state the point in a way that it cannot be evaded. I do this not to embarrass my colleagues in economics, whom I love. I do it because the science ...

Is economics broken? | World Finance

... people, not just money and banking. ... “It sends a signal to policymakers that they don't understand what economists do and therefore they must ...

Bad Economics - Boston Review

... economists studiously ignore. Although some of its roots stretch back ... “Bad economists, of course, do bad economics; but one should not ...