Most subfields in economics are subcultures: some operate in harmony with defined agendas and methodologies, others have serious disagreements on what are important questions and how to answer them. I have many concerns about my profession: homogeneity of thought is not one.
Niall Ferguson
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"Economics today resembles Catholic theology in medieval Europe: a rigid doctrine guarded by a modern priesthood who claim to possess the sole truth. Dissenters are shunned. ... Neoclassical economics has become the Aeroflot of ideas." Much truth in this.
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