Why Do Economists Sometimes Assume Away Reality? - InvestingChannel

Why Do Economists Sometimes Assume Away Reality?

I’ve never really understood the way many economists think. For instance, take the latest from Paul Krugman in which he tries to explain why his model of the economy helped him to predict some things in recent years. What’s so strange is how he assumes away reality: “What I did in my old analysis was […]

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