The tractability hoax in modern economics

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Thu, 27/07/2023 - 20:34
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Thu, 27/07/2023 - 20:34
While the paternity of the theoretical apparatus underlying the new neoclassical synthesis in macro is contested, there is wide agreement that the methodological framework was largely architected by Robert Lucas … Bringing a representative agent meant foregoing the possibility to tackle inequality, redistribution and justice concerns. Was it deliberate? How much does this choice owe […]

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