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Studying the ancient world, or, the ethnocentrism of the London stockbroker

stalinsmoustache wrote 9 hours ago: On the universal anachronism of studying the ancient world, it is one thing to rattle on about narra … more →

Tags: Sacred Economy, ethnocentrism

Like heterodox economists, Semmelweis was ignored...8 comments

syzygysue wrote 3 weeks ago: In 1844, Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis graduated as a doctor, and was appointed assistant at the obstetri … more →

Tags: Economics, Topical News, austerity, mmt, Post Keynesianism, neo-Keynesianism, Heterodox Economists, Semmelweis

Getting business school reform wrong, Why it happened, and what to do about it8 comments

Editor wrote 3 weeks ago: from Robert Locke Post WWII business schools deans, philanthropic foundation bureaucrats (Ford and C … more →

Tags: cultural bias, Robert Locke, School Curricula

Dan wrote 1 month ago: This speech, by Irish President Michael D. Higgins caught my eye because I increasingly think of neo … more →

Tags: Economics, Finance, Michael D Higgins

Why Celebrity Chefs Herald The End Of Empire4 comments

The Blissful Ignoramus wrote 1 month ago: “And this again is typifying the end of an empire. Where things were so great, we have this la … more →

Tags: Banking, Masterchef, MKR, Jamies Kitchen, four horsemen movie, Milton Friedman, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, My Kitchen Rules

Are Markets Informationally Efficient?16 comments

Aziz wrote 1 month ago: A key assumption in many mainstream macroeconomic models (both formal and informal) is the Efficient … more →

Tags: Economic History, economic theory, Arbitrage Opportunities, Austrian economics, dark pools, EBITDA, efficient market hypothesis, Equities, Equity Markets

The Meaning of Taxes And Spending1 comment

squarelyrooted wrote 2 months ago: So Ashok and I sparred a bit on Twitter re: the meaning and effect of taxation and spending (and pro … more →

Tags: Matt Yglesias, Economics, twitter, taxes, GDP, Scott Sumner, Spending, Ashok, James Pethokoukis

An FAQ for Mainstream/Neoclassical Economists

Dan wrote 2 months ago: I was just rereading the post on Unlearning Economics about what’s wrong with economics, and r … more →

Tags: Economics, Methodology, Steve Keen

Austerity and the Labour Party17 comments

syzygysue wrote 2 months ago: The consequences of austerity The Financial Times (as reported by Leftfootforward) set out a series … more →

Tags: Economics, health, Environment, housing, Employment, Topical News, Unions and Political Activism, Labour Party, austerity

Criticism of Steve Keen - debunking debunking the theory of firm

yourdreamboy wrote 3 months ago: MC-MR (Wikipedia “margianl cost”) ** note that this paper is currently undergoing review … more →

Tags: Economics, Critique, real-world economics review, Steve Keen, theory of firm

'Economics' without qualifiers10 comments

stalinsmoustache wrote 3 months ago: This afternoon I had a rather puzzling and at times disconcerting conversation with a staunch defend … more →

Tags: Economics, Total Depravity, disciplinary chauvinism, false universal

Drinking the Obama Kool-Aid, With a Twist of Hayek

westsidescribe wrote 3 months ago: The press has been hyping Obama’s recent economic proposals as part of a “21st century liberalism” w … more →

Tags: Economics, President Obama, Federal Budget, austerity

Macro Man and Econ Boy discuss schools of economic thought

syzygysue wrote 3 months ago: Schools of Economic Thought Uploaded on Apr 13, 2011 Macro Man and Econ Boy discuss schools of econo … more →

Tags: Economics, Keynesian, Supply side economics, monetarism

British Test Case5 comments

peterradford wrote 3 months ago: from Peter Radford For those austerity advocates amongst you: may I draw your attention to the pligh … more →

Tags: Depression, Great Depression, Politics, British Economy

Britain Triple Dippin’

westsidescribe wrote 3 months ago: The United Kingdom, amidst increasing austerity measures taken by the government, is heading toward … more →

Tags: Economics, austerity

Inequality, the Second Great Depression, and mainstream economics21 comments

David F. Ruccio wrote 4 months ago: from David Ruccio This morning, we’re faced with the extraordinary spectacle of two left-of-center, … more →

Tags: The Economics Profession, Income Redistribution, inequality, Paul Krugman, Joseph Stiglitz

Quote of the Week - January 20th, 2013

Daniel Anderson wrote 4 months ago: “If not an economist, what am I? An outdated freak whose functional role in the general scheme … more →

Tags: Politics, Quote of the week, Economics, Political Economy, James Buchanan, Public Choice, What Should Economists Do?

019 - Shame on me, no update today!

natsufan wrote 4 months ago: First Prev Next Last First Prev Next Last Yeah, well, sorry… I didn’t have time to finis … more →

Tags: Austrian economics, Keynesianism, Marxism, monetarism, Shameless Filler, Austri, Classy, Filler, French

018 - Stupid, stupid reality

natsufan wrote 4 months ago: First Prev Next Last First Prev Next Last OK, if you want sources about the IMF admitting at last wh … more →

Tags: Austrian economics, Austrian School of Economics, communism, Economics, Keynesianism, Marxism, monetarism, neoliberalism, Pets


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