INSIDE, vol. 1, no. 7
A new study finds that, compared to other social scientists, economists consider themselves elites, smarter than others, not needing to explore outside their discipline, worthy of being listened to first …
Economy Archive
INSIDE, vol. 1, no. 8
As the largest annual gathering of economists in the U.S., and a magnet for media attention, the AEA conference in Boston the first week of January is the perfect …
Action at the AEA, reported in WaPo, response from Mankiw
The Kickitover.org campaign at the American Economics Association meetings in Boston generated heat as well as light. The Washington Post gave good coverage of the aggressive activism, in sessions …
Steve Keen's 2015 Outlook
The global economy is dominated by a private debt bubble that governments and mainstream economists ignore. This debt bubble is the underlying cause of most of the world’s economic …
INSIDE, vol. 2, no. 1
Karl Whelan (“Thoughts on Teaching Economics After the Crash”) has a thoughtful comment on the debate over pluralism and economics education. What follows is very critical, so I will …