Errors in Economics and Their Consequences.
Part of a special issue on the consequences of errors in the social and natural sciences. Errors made in the field of economics and the implications of such blunders are discussed. In particular, two errors that are critical for policymaking are examined: the belief that a budget deficit will be...
| Published in: | Social Research Vol. 72; no. 1; pp. 169 - 195 |
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New School for Social Research
Spring 2005
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