The sentence that stands out is: First of all, academic research in economics is by
and large carried out without strong
political bias.
How many Marxists have been hired by major universities in the last decade to teach
economics? Now maybe all Marxists are hacks by definition and incapable of doing
good work. Could, say, Brad De Long get a job at Chicago? Or would they define
him as a hack?
There are things that you can say and things that you can not.
Krugman postures as a perfectly reasonable person in making his assertion. Nobody
unfamiliar with the workings of academia could have any reason to doubt what he
says. Such is the privilege of punditry.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
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