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Lesson No. 1: "The purpose of studying economics is to learn how to avoid being deceived by the economists."-Joan Robinson
She was right. Absolutely. But it took me some time to realise that.
Neoliberal Economics: A house of ill repute, Built on a shifting sand.
For the sake of humanity, our sanity, and the survival of the entire web of life, it is time to say: 'Goodbye, homo economicus.'
“Was Adam Smith an economist? Was Keynes, Ricardo or Schumpeter? By the standards of today's academic economists, the answer is no. Smith, Ricardo and Keynes produced no mathematical models. Their work lacked the "analytical rigour" and precise deductive logic demanded by modern economics. And none of them ever produced an econometric forecast (although Keynes and Schumpeter were able mathematicians). If any of these giants of economics applied for a university job today, they would be rejected. As for their written work, it would not have a chance of acceptance in the Economic Journal or American Economic Review. The editors, if they felt charitable, might advise Smith and Keynes to try a journal of history or sociology. So what is to be done? There are two options. Either economics has to be abandoned as an academic discipline, becoming a mere appendage to the collection of industrial and social statistics. Or it must undergo an intellectual revolution.”- Anatole Kaletsky, former Chairman of the Institute for New Economic Thinking
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