“Economics evolved as a more moral and more egalitarian approach to policy than prevailed in its surrounding milieu. Let's cherish and extend that heritage. The real contributions of economics to human welfare might turn out to be very different from what most people - even most economists - expect.”

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Discover Your Inner Economist

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Creative destruction

2002

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An economist gets lunch

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Markets and Cultural Voices

2005

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