Category Archives: despotic academia

Schadenfreude Blog No. 1 ‘Tip of the Spear’ Petraeus and Broadwell “All-In”

Welcome to the sub-blog called The Schadenfreude Blog with the introductory videos and essays on the recent resignation of David Petraeus as Director of CIA. See also Petraeus the Go-To Guy for Bush “Those who seek power are invariably the … Continue reading →

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A Science of Economies?

A Science of Economies? March 10, 2014EditorLeave a commentGo to comments from Geoff Davies Debates about whether economics is or can ever be a science appear frequently on this site, such as making economics a relevant science.  Perhaps more in the subsequent comments than … Continue reading →

Posted in despotic academia, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY, EPISTEMOLOGY AND SCIENTIFIC METHOD, Full SPECTRA Dominance, HOW TO LIE WITH STATISTICS, ideological classrooms, INDIGENOUS SCIENCE AND SCIENTIFIC METHOD, Neoclassical and Neo-liberal Economics, Real World Economics, Wealth and Income Inequality | Leave a comment

The Empirical Failure of DSGE Models According to a DSGE Economist

The empirical failure of DSGE models according to a DSGE economist March 9, 2014merijnknibbeLeave a commentGo to comments Noah Smith points out advances in neoclassical DSGE models. Lars Syll does not agree. But what do DSGE economists themselves think about their models? The … Continue reading →

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