Category Archives: Academic Left
Research and Pedagogy (Data): Wealth-Income Inequality; Imperial Academy
The Imperial Academy: Piketty’s response to Mankiw et al.: “and some consume academics.”
Piketty’s response to Mankiw et al.: “and some consume academics.” January 17, 2015David F. Ruccio from David Ruccio – I didn’t attend the most recent American Economic Association/Allied Social Sciences Association meetings in Boston. But, according to Chuck Collins, several sessions … Continue reading
Economic Realism
Economic Realism December 27, 2014peterradford from Peter Radford Lars Syll seems to have started a perpetual conversation when he posted a comment about Tony Lawson’s longstanding complaints about realism in economics. I don’t want to get dragged into what appears … Continue reading
The Teaching of Economics in Crisis
The teaching of economics is in crisis. November 24, 2014 An international student call for pluralism in economics It is not only the world economy that is in crisis. The teaching of economics is in crisis too, and this crisis has consequences far … Continue reading
Modern Econometrics: A Mixture of Metaphysics and Bluff
Modern econometrics — a mixture of metaphysics and bluff November 16, 2014 from Lars Syll [Haavelmo’s] effort to create foundations for the probability approach in econometrics finally results in an inconsistent set of claims in its defence. First, there are vast amounts … Continue reading
MSE (“Mainstream” Economics) What is “True” is not New, What is “New” is not True: Abraham Lincoln and the Road to Despotism
Abraham Lincoln and the road to despotism November 14, 2014 from David Ruccio It is a glaring omission in his otherwise remarkable discussion of the relationship between Karl Marx and Abraham Lincoln, An Unfinished Revolution, that Robin Blackburn neither discusses nor does he include … Continue reading
The [US] Top 0.1% Overtaking the Bottom 90%
Home > upward income and wealth redistribution > The top 0.1% is overtaking the bottom 90% The top 0.1% is overtaking the bottom 90% November 13, 2014EditorLeave a commentGo to comments from David Ruccio This chart is another illustration of the report I discussed a couple … Continue reading