“The economist as plumber” Yesterday, Esther Duflo gave the American Economic Association Richard T. Ely lecture (edit: the full video … More
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“La science économique en crise doit imiter la médecine.” Réflexions sur Romer, Cahuc, et Zylberberg
La semaine dernière, Pierre Cahuc et André Zylberberg ont jeté un pavé dans la mare (certains diraient dans la gueule) … More
Economics as engineering III: Carnegie stories
Episode I and Episode II; Background chronology of economics at Carnegie. The “economics and engineering” line of argument is part of economists’ rhetoric. While … More
The rise of economics as engineering II: the case of MIT
Edit 2015: since this post was written, a collective volume on the history of economics at MIT has been published. Free … More
The rise of economics as engineering I : setting the scene
The rise of the economist as engineer is, economists and historians say, an essential characteristic of the development of economics … More
The Undercover Historian 