tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post2411537782442892904..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: A Call for More Scholars and Less Scientists in the Economics ProfessionRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-89569331141601957472011-05-01T21:49:50.585-04:002011-05-01T21:49:50.585-04:00In my own forays into economics, I've always g...In my own forays into economics, I've always gravitated away from the scientific approach and been attracted to, I guess what would be called the scholarly version. Sound economics tends to boil down to common sense - so simple that children can understand it when appropriately explained. <br /><br />The fact is, government needs the incomprehensible to justify absurd fiscal practices that Matthew Shruggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10263279953920645869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-44295918986540554562011-05-01T10:50:20.628-04:002011-05-01T10:50:20.628-04:00My school has weekly or bi-weekly seminars held by...My school has weekly or bi-weekly seminars held by one of these scientists, most of which are uninteresting (and the profs themselves admit this). <br /><br />I politely sat through one that talked about 'optimal levels of IP legislation for retaining workers' and had all sorts of equations and charts and cited Boldrin and Levine quite heavily. At the end, I asked her what would become ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com