Economists at Large

Excellent article.

"if you think describing economics as a religion debunks it, you’re wrong. We need economics. It can be – it has been – a force for tremendous good. But only if we keep its purpose in mind, and always remember what it can and can’t do."

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/jul/11/how-economics-became-a-religion?CMP=soc_567

How economics became a religion | John Rapley The long read: Its moral code promises salvation, its high priests uphold their orthodoxy. But perhaps too many of its doctrines are taken on faith

Economists at Large has spent nearly three decades trying to untangle the complexity of economic debates. Here's why.

"Selling public assets has created unregulated monopolies that hurt productivity and damage the economy, according to Australia's consumer and competition tsar, who says he is on the verge of becoming a privatisation opponent"

http://www.theage.com.au/business/privatisation-has-damaged-the-economy-says-accc-chief-20160726-gqe2c2.html

Privatisation has damaged the economy, says ACCC chief Selling public assets has created unregulated monopolies that hurt productivity and damage the economy, according to Rod Sims.

You’re witnessing the death of neoliberalism – from within | Aditya Chakrabortty http://gu.com/p/4jqgg/stw

You’re witnessing the death of neoliberalism – from within | Aditya Chakrabortty IMF economists have published a remarkable paper admitting that the ideology was oversold