#historyofecon — Public Fediverse posts

Great quote by Koopmans on tractability traps in economics (or trampolines?)

I wish I had remembered it earlier

"Tools tools also have a life of their own. They may even come to dominate an entire period or school of thought. Our servants may thus become our guides, for better or for worse, depending on the accidents of the case"

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Big Economist:

"I see no problem here. we all agree the discount rate should big 0, but what matters in the end in whatever the rational planner/decision-maker believes is a right criterion. You 500p philosophy of justice book can be accommodate in my growth model"

( short tight unapologetic letter)

Big Philosopher: I'm not good at math but how do you handle definitions of 'just' in "just savings" within a utilitarian framework, and what if the discount rate needs to be zero, and what if ≠ individuals & generations w/ ≠ cultures & wealth have ≠ notions of "just saving" levels?

(very long a letter)

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Big Philosopher: "my maximin principle is not to be used for between generation analysis"

Big Economist : "yeah, sure, but I'll still write a growth model with it thanks"

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How Nobel committees think about scientific credit

vs

how historians of science write about scientific credit

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For those who would like to contribute to or follow history of economics topics ( there's no keyword search on Mastodon)

Use and follow

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also more general #histsci #histodons #histodon #histecon #historyofecon

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#economists and fellow #histodons, what would you recommend reading on the #history of #CentralBanking and the management of #inflation?

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Here is my #introduction :

I am a researcher in economics at INSP (ex ENA - French National School of Administration).

I study #history of #economics but mostly #microeconomics (Public Choice, #decision and #voting, #democracy).

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Not related but huge #springsteen fan !