Category Archives: Real World Economics

The Fall And Rise Of U.S. Inequality, In 2 Graphs

The Fall And Rise Of U.S. Inequality, In 2 Graphs FEBRUARY 11, 2015 1:05 PM ET QUOCTRUNG BUI Twitter Since World War II, inequality in the U.S. has gone through two, dramatically different phases. In the first phase, known as … Continue reading

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“On the use and misuse of theories and models in economics”

“Is there anything worth keeping in standard microeconomics?” April 14, 2015Edward Fullbrook from Edward Fullbrook For me three economists stand out historically as having been the most effective at building resistance to the dominance of scientism in economics.  Keynes of … Continue reading

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Inside the Neo-Liberal Mind Parts 1 and 2

Inside the neoliberal mind part 1 – the rebranding of failure. March 24, 2015merijnknibbe Troika economists have a problem. It’s huge: cutting wages clearly did not work as intended, which goes against their deepest convictions. In such a situation people tend to … Continue reading

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