platform for others in academia and elsewhere. And there is a
pretty big network of state groups who perform the same function.
As far as professions go, the relevant question is how much good
you can do if you forget econ and go somewhere else. You have
to work for somebody unless you're willing to live like a philosopher.
You could become a doctor and tend to the poor with zero political
impact. Could you have more impact teaching English lit? I doubt it.
> ----- Original Message -----
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> On Jul 14, 2008, at 11:42 AM, sawicky at verizon.net wrote:
>
> > I think, perhaps self-servingly, that the contribution of EPI and
> > CEPR to
> > the policy debate is significant.
>
> For sure. I admire both organizations. They employ, what, maybe 15
> economists together? It's not a field that you could urge someone to
> go into without feeling a little guilty.
>
> Doug
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