"The Sorry State of Economics"

[Doug Henwood]

>Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 16:02:38 -0400 (EDT)
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>From: "Neil H. Buchanan" <buchanan at csd.uwm.edu>
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>[This is being cross-posted to AFEEmail, FEMECON, and HES.  Please feel
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>Please allow me to reintroduce myself briefly.  My name is Neil Buchanan,
>and I have recently (January 1998) joined the Economics Department at the
>University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.  I am also the director of a new
>research center called CAMP, the Center for Advanced Macroeconomic Policy.
>
>On September 14, 1997 (exactly one year ago today), I posted a message to
>this list, which read as follows:
>
>"I am starting to assemble a list of articles that bemoan the current state of
>economics (and/or its recent theoretical and methodological trends).  This
>would include such classics as 'The Poverty of Economics' and 'Let's Take
>the "Con" out of Econometrics.'  It is my impression that this type of article
>is extremely common--written both by 'dissenting' economists and
>(interestingly) by many of the most prominent mainstream economists over
>the age of sixty (more or less)."
>
>"I would appreciate it if people could respond to me (off-list) if they know
>the cites (full or partial) of any such articles.  I am interested in articles
>published both in academic journals and in the more popular media (e.g.,
>Harper's, The Atlantic Monthly, etc.).  After I compile the list, I will
>either
>post it to these lists, or I will post a web address where the list will
>reside."
>
>I received a large number of suggestions, which my assistant has now
>tracked down (if it was humanly possible).  I would like to take this
>opportunity to thank everyone who responded to the original posting.  There
>were simply too many to thank each of you individually, especially because
>I was in transition to a new job, house, region of the country, etc.
>
>We have compiled the full citations into six lists: articles appearing in
>refereed journals, articles appearing as chapters in books, complete books,
>articles appearing in newspapers, articles in popular periodicals, and a
>complete list.  The address is:
><http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CAMP/stateofecon.html>.
>
>We invite you to take a look at the lists and to browse the rest of our
>small website.  We welcome any comments or suggestions for further
>additions to the list.
>
>
>Best,
>Neil
>
>
>Neil H. Buchanan, Director
>
>Center for Advanced Macroeconomic Policy (CAMP)
>Bolton Hall, Room 824
>University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
>P.O. Box 413
>Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201
>
>(414)229-4678, phone
>(414)229-2438, fax