by Dani Rodrik is an economist so his view is a bit biased in that direction, but he makes good points overall. For a more complete picture, critiques from other disciplines would be needed, along with critques from within the economics profession. Oh wait, heterodox economists have written on this profusely. And Rodrik only refers to non-economist critiques from other professions obliquely.The issue is mooted by low likelihood that economists will modify their bias anytime soon. This has already been said before and ignored.This is especially significant since economics is considered a policy science and it extremely influential in policy setting. Other relevant disciplines either tend to be ignored or are blended with the foundational assumptions of conventional economists, such as
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The issue is mooted by low likelihood that economists will modify their bias anytime soon. This has already been said before and ignored.
"A" for effort though. At least it is a call for modesty, if not actually for humility.
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How Economists and Non-Economists Can Get Along
Dani Rodrik, Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government
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