How Did Economists Get It So Wrong? - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/magazine/06Economic-t.html?_r=1

»But what’s almost certain is that economists will have to learn to live with messiness.«

It’s hard to believe now, but not long ago economists were congratulating themselves over the success of their field. Those successes — or so they believed — were both theoretical and practical, leading to a golden era for the profession.

By Paul Krugman

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