> However, in my experience and reading, the probability of an amateur having > any significant new insight or theory in economics is close to zero. There > is especially something about the topic of money that brings out the > cranks. > Fred Foldvary
I'd argue that amateurs have the most impact when fields are young. Amateurs are best at collecting data (like in astronomy) or pointing out the obvious before its formalized (a lot of early math). Fabio
