Category Archives: despotic academia

Calling All Rebel Economists!

Calling all rebel economists! December 3, 2014 from Richard Wolff This project is important and long-overdue to undo the narrow orthodoxy that has suffocated diversity and heterogeneity and social criticism within the discipline (sic) of economics. I am glad to spread … Continue reading →

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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 →

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