[lbo-talk] Larry Summers on the academic hiearchy

[Jim Devine]

On 2/17/06, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> Markets are pretty complex, since they're about complex social  interactions, but economists finesse that with a lot of math.<

yup.


> Didn't your old college roomie Paul Krugman say that bad economists get reincarnated as sociologists?<

I think he was joking, but it does reflect a very common attitude
among economists. PK doesn't treat sociology with any respect, as far
as I know.

George Akerlof is one of the few big-name economists who actually
respects sociology (and anthropology).
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