What do economists contribute?

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Economists tend to devote themselves to the technical frontiers of their discipline. But in political economy the important decisions are made, not by experts, but by ordinary public officials and voters, who need edification in the basics. This task is neglected by academic economists. Academic rewards go instead to refiners of the frontier.

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Full title :What do economists contribute? / edited by Daniel B. Klein.

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Publication Date:1999.

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Publisher(s):Palgrave
Place of Publication:Basingstoke, Hampshire
Language:eng
Publication Date:1999.

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Description:1 online resource (xiv, 156 pages)

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ISBN:1280818085, 9781280818080
oclc:ocn646777937
LC Classification:HB71
Dewey Decimal:330.01

Cover -- Contents -- Notes on the Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction58; What Do Economists Contribute63; -- 2 On the Role of Values in the Work of Economists -- 3 Economists and Public Policy -- 4 On the Decline of Authority of Economists -- 5 39;Realism39; in Policy Espousal -- 6 How To Do Well While Doing Good33; -- 7 The Common Weal and Economic Stories -- 8 What Do Economists Know63; -- 9 Economists and the Correction of Error -- 10 On Being an Economist -- Recommended Works on the Economics Profession and on Being an Economist -- Index of Names -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- About the Cato Institute -- Last Page.