“Engineers do engineering, i.e. they build bridges. So engineering needs engineers. The economy does NOT need economists. Economists do not make economy, but they try it and that is why we have so much problems with some financial models.”
Quote by Steve Keen
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Steve Keen
Steve Keen is an Australian economist known for his research on economic cycles and the role of debt in financial crises. His work challenges some fundamental assumptions of mainstream economics and proposes alternative economic models. more
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