[lbo-talk] Larry Summers on the academic hiearchy

[Andy F]

On 2/17/06, Jim Devine <jdevine03 at gmail.com> wrote:
> this attitude is very common among economists. very common. It's
> amazing that old Larry expressed it publicly.
>
> My attitude is that the problem is that the topics covered by
> sociology are just _more difficult_ than those covered by economics,
> and economists are clever enough to try to answer the easier
> questions. Interpersonal relations, culture, tradition, etc. are much
> more complex than markets.

Also, economists use lots of math, so you know their results are much
more precise and accurate.

--
Andy