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[Brad DeLong]

>A fuller cite with discussion of methods and the ridiculousness of 
>it all (and updated rankings!).  The discuss and report many 
>different rankings (the suave Mr. Sala-i-Martin only mentioned the 
>one, presumably, that gave him the highest ranking).
>
><http://homepages.ulb.ac.be/~tcoupe/ranking.html>
>
>In one of the methods Brad DeLong is 83!

Clearly the only scientific method, comrade!


>
>It was interesting to see that the only UMass [where I work] people 
>in the Sala-i-Martin table were a Poli Sci prof (because the method 
>includes major Poli Sci journals without any attempt to show 
>economic relevance) and a mechanical engineering prof.
>
>Jim

No Bowles? No Gintis? No Carol Heim?

Brad DeLong