the annual meeting of the American Economic Association revealed, once again, the failures of the profession to predict and effectively influence economic events and changes. trying to stay above politics risks being not just wrong but irrelevant - says Ryan Avent.

made: 2017-01-12

link: www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21714363-advent-trump-administration-finds-economics-profession-crisis

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