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The Statements I Most Regret

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  • Cass R. Sunstein

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It would be a real problem for an academic to have said little or nothing that he regrets. I have said a lot of things that I regret—even that make me squirm—and in this essay I present the worst of the worst. But a main job of academics is to float ideas and take risks, and if they do not make mistakes, or learn enough to change their minds, then that’s really something to regret.

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  • Cass R. Sunstein, 2017. "The Statements I Most Regret," Econ Journal Watch, Econ Journal Watch, vol. 14(2), pages 295–298-2, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:ejw:journl:v:14:y:2017:i:2:p:295-298
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    Keywords

    Regret; error; discourse;
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    JEL classification:

    • A11 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Role of Economics; Role of Economists
    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics

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