RUNNING ECONOMICS DOWN: FACT AND FANTASY IN THE PRESENTATION OF ECONOMISTS IN THE MEDIA

William Coleman*

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    Abstract

    This paper surveys the denigration of economics and economists in the media and evaluates the truthfulness of the media's principal assertions. It seeks to answer the following questions: (a) why is economics denigrated in the media? (b) why are economists silent in the face of such denigration? and (c) what might be done?.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)58-72
    Number of pages15
    JournalEconomic Papers
    Volume23
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2004

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