========================== HES POSTING =================== Now what? Read the current New Yorker magazine commentary on the death of economics; it seems to shred the field--using the judgements of leading economists to do so. I would appreciate commentaries on the commentary. FC [Note from the moderator: The article is called "The Decline of Economics" and written by John Cassidy. It appeared in the December 2nd issue of the New Yorker on pp. 50-60. Here's a quote (for those of you who don't have access to the New Yorker) from pp. 50-51: "In the fifty years since Keynes's death, economics has been transformed into an abtruse discipline that often appears to resemble a branch of mathematics. Recently, the pace of change has accelerated to such an extent that many economists -- particularly middle-aged economists -- hardly recognize their own discipline." --E-MS] ********************************************************************** Prof. Fred V. Carstensen Office: (860) 486-0614 Department of Economics Dept: (860) 486-3022 341 Mansfield Road FAX: (860) 486-4463 University of Connecticut Home: (860) 242-6355 Storrs, CT 06269-1063 e-mail: [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** ============ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ============ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]