Why “Freakonomics” failed to transform economics

“Economics is a study of mankind in the ordinary business of life.” So starts Alfred Marshall’s “Principles of Economics”, a 19th-century textbook that helped create the common language economists still use today. Marshall’s contention that economics studies the “ordinary” was not a dig, but a…#alfredmarshalls #stevenlevitt #universityofchicago #stephendubner #freakonomics #kukluxklan #harrypotter #marvel #davidcard #guidoimbens

Source: Reuters: Health - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news