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Comments on: On studying economics http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2013/11/06/on-studying-economics/ The Visible Hand in Economics Fri, 08 Nov 2013 21:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Matt Nolan http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2013/11/06/on-studying-economics/#comment-42438 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 21:47:00 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=10333#comment-42438 In reply to Andrew F.

I love how the majority of the studies use reported action rather than revealed preferences – and then ignore the possibility that economics simply makes people more honest about their own actions when push comes to shove!

Of course, if any of the other authors from other disciplines had the slightest inclination to be charitable and actually ask what economists do, instead of demonising them to fit in with their own group, we would never see papers like this 😉

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By: Andrew F http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2013/11/06/on-studying-economics/#comment-42436 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 21:03:00 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=10333#comment-42436 On a related note, Toby Manhire picked up on this article (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/give-and-take/201310/does-studying-economics-breed-greed). I really don’t want to be lumped in with the vampire squids of this world…..

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By: Matt Nolan http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2013/11/06/on-studying-economics/#comment-42433 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 03:34:00 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=10333#comment-42433 In reply to jamesz.

Indeedy! But in my defence – I am talking about my ideal world, which may neither be practical or have anything to do with how these matters are done 😉

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By: jamesz http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2013/11/06/on-studying-economics/#comment-42421 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 22:28:00 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=10333#comment-42421 “In my ideal world we don’t study economics to persuade others”

But what is science if not persuasion? [McCloskey, always]

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