The Assumptions Economists Make
Business & Finance, Economics, Comparative Economics, Theory of Economics
| 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.
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.
