Tyler Cowen publicó recientemente dos listas de errores tipicos de economistas de izquierda y de economistas de derecha. Por su parte, Ezra Klein enumera 10 errores típicos de economistas hablando de política. Arnold King sintetiza de gran manera los puntos ciegos de los economistas de diestra y siniestra:
What I think left-leaning economists should do more:
Look for structural reasons for policy failure, rather than attribute it always to misguided ideology. Consider the implications of imperfect knowledge on the part of government actors. Also, consider that the existence and growth of special interests is at least partly endogenous with respect to policy.
What I wish that right-leaning economists would do more:
Look for structural explanations for the growth of the state, rather than attribute it always to misguided ideology. Consider the implications of urban density. Consider that as the economy becomes more complex, the potential dispersion in wealth due to differences in ability, information, and luck becomes very large, while the ability to overcome such differences with sheer effort probably declines.
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