The Assumptions Economists Make

The Assumptions Economists Make
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 376
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ISBN-10 : 9780674065529
ISBN-13 : 0674065522
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Book Synopsis The Assumptions Economists Make by : Jonathan Schlefer

Download or read book The Assumptions Economists Make written by Jonathan Schlefer and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-04 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economists make confident assertions in op-ed columns and on cable news—so why are their explanations at odds with equally confident assertions from other economists? And why are all economic predictions so rarely borne out? Harnessing his frustration with this contradiction, Schlefer set out to investigate how economists arrive at their opinions.


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