The War on Economics
Many progressives view the dismal science as their adversary. Yet it has often proved to be a singularly powerful ally.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/05/23/the-war-on-economics-elizabeth-popp-berman-thinking-like-an-economist
Idrees Kahloon notes:
Economists aren’t oracles; all theories have to undergo refinement and reinvention. Measurements and modelling have their limits. But the tools of economics are what built the social-welfare state in the first place; we’ll need them if we want to build it back better.
Many progressives view the dismal science as their adversary. Yet it has often proved to be a singularly powerful ally.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/05/23/the-war-on-economics-elizabeth-popp-berman-thinking-like-an-economist
Idrees Kahloon notes:
Economists aren’t oracles; all theories have to undergo refinement and reinvention. Measurements and modelling have their limits. But the tools of economics are what built the social-welfare state in the first place; we’ll need them if we want to build it back better.