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[Forwarding this query for Neil -- please respond to him directly 
(or on the list if you think it's of general interest). 
Thanks -- Mary Schweitzer] 
 
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Subject:  The Sorry State of Economics 
From: "Neil H. Buchanan" <[log in to unmask]>  
I am starting to assemble a list of articles that bemoan the  
current state of economics (and/or its recent theoretical and  
methodological trends).  This would include such classics as  
"The Poverty of Economics" and "Let's Take the 'Con' out of  
Econometrics."  It is my impression that this type of article  
is extremely common--written both by "dissenting" economists  
and (interestingly) by many of the most prominent mainstream  
economists over the age of sixty (more or less). 
 
I would appreciate it if people could respond to me (off-list)  
if they know the cites (full or partial) of any such articles.   
I am interested in articles published both in academic journals  
and in the more popular media (e.g., Harper's, The Atlantic  
Monthly, etc.).  After I compile the list, I will either post  
it to these lists, or I will post a web address where the 
list will reside. 
 
Thank you in advance for your help.  If anyone would like to  
forward this message to other lists, please feel free to do so. 
 
Respectfully, 
Neil H. Buchanan 
Director, Center for Macroeconomic Policy 
Department of Economics 
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 
 
 
 
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