Re: nostalgia for equilibrium

[Eugene Coyle]

I sometimes wonder about how a few economists, exposed to neo-classical in grad school, are able to break free. Is it a political preparation of some sort, before grad school?  Something learned at a mother's knee?  A disinterest in a career? One conclusion:  People interested in the economy, as opposed to economics, have a chance.  But I think the bulk of them quit econ and do something else with their lives. I am still shocked when encountering econ dissertation writers who cannot hear a critique.  Unable to. Gene Coyle Eubulides wrote: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Perelman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> No. No. No. Ask any grad student in economics. The death of a bazillion cuts occurs in grad school. Once you return to life, you are a hardened economist who has invested years in learing that stuff. Throwing it away is a painful confession. =================== Well how many economists on this list survived? Clearly it can be done, no? Turn Samuelson's appropriation of Mach against the mainstream....... Ian