09.11.09
Krugman on mathematical economics
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I think this misses the point: economics is a desperation case for the abuse of mathematics by smart geeks who end up confusing everyone into thinking they are doing physics.
Krugman’s point is all important at this stage: we need to see that economies aren’t explicated by mathematical models.