Comments on: Why do expectations matter? http://www.ambrosini.us/wordpress/2009/10/why-do-expectations-matter/ Sharpening my knife Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:32:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.ambrosini.us/wordpress/2009/10/why-do-expectations-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-8013 Chris Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:16:13 +0000 http://www.ambrosini.us/wordpress/?p=1206#comment-8013 It's sad because as a public intellectual he used to use more modern economics, like in his old Slate column from the 1990s. This might be an example of technological regress (1980s macro joke, sorry). It’s sad because as a public intellectual he used to use more modern economics, like in his old Slate column from the 1990s. This might be an example of technological regress (1980s macro joke, sorry).

]]> By: Scott Sumner http://www.ambrosini.us/wordpress/2009/10/why-do-expectations-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-7973 Scott Sumner Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:22:58 +0000 http://www.ambrosini.us/wordpress/?p=1206#comment-7973 You last question is easy to answer: 1. Krugman's academic work is modern. 2. When acting as a public intellectual Krugman uses 1970s economics. And he has successfully hidden point one from most of his readers. You last question is easy to answer:

1. Krugman’s academic work is modern.

2. When acting as a public intellectual Krugman uses 1970s economics.

And he has successfully hidden point one from most of his readers.

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