tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052097781213973653.post1981030436287594444..comments2023-10-25T02:52:26.716-07:00Comments on Tzimiskes: A line every social scientist (including economists) should know by heartTzimiskeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13002441291627298737noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052097781213973653.post-91103956545682854572010-04-29T05:35:05.238-07:002010-04-29T05:35:05.238-07:00Tz, I think that's probably true, at least in ...Tz, I think that's probably true, at least in this place and time.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052097781213973653.post-5847032679719316562010-04-28T14:23:41.458-07:002010-04-28T14:23:41.458-07:00Doug,
Reflecting on it I guess that's probabl...Doug,<br /><br />Reflecting on it I guess that's probably true. I should have written everyone, not just social scientists. Though I have read a few of the most annoying authors that don't seem to get it and in at least a couple of instances these same authors are the ones I hear are being read by policymakers. I think there may be an direct relationship between making claims that are too sweeping and general and the influence such claims have on policy.Tzimiskeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002441291627298737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052097781213973653.post-48068562696750099432010-04-28T13:53:35.079-07:002010-04-28T13:53:35.079-07:00Most economists I studied in college would be comf...Most economists I studied in college would be comfortable with this. Most politicians and journalists pretending to be economists are the ones that have the trouble.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.com