tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26706564.post8673483221922551288..comments2024-03-25T07:51:47.758-04:00Comments on Thoughts On Economics: Two Kinds Of EconomistsRobert Vienneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748118392842775431noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26706564.post-18586499603319279142018-09-23T01:47:13.763-04:002018-09-23T01:47:13.763-04:00I like this kind of thing. I have daydreamed about...I like this kind of thing. I have daydreamed about a tree of economic questions. Nodes near the root would be fundamental assumptions. The leaves would represent the theories of individual economists or schools. If you could scientifically determine the answers to questions near the root of the tree you could definitively debunk whole swathes of economics in one go.<br />It wouldn't change any fossilised minds of course (Friedman 'proved' assumptions don't matter), but students would benefit from it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com