Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Traditional peer review has fallen on hard times. But the quick back and forth among people who know their field serves a similar purpose, and maybe better. Think of the 2010-13 debate over fiscal policy; I'd stack that against any great econ debates of the past 7/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 24, 2021

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

In particular, a lot of econ Twitter is summaries of and links to working papers. So it isn't actually casual and sloppy; more like abstracts for serious work. And the work is indeed serious, with tough questions and debate, informed by data, taking place in real time 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 24, 2021

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

And how anyone can look at the current arguments over fiscal policy, or minimum wages, or unemployment benefits and say that economists have become too cautious and polite baffles me. 8/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 24, 2021