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Seduced and Abandoned:Obfuscation in Economics

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  • Craig Freedman

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Though transparency and clarity are essential for the advance of any discipline, economics is often bogged down both on the side of the reader and writer. Like clots in the bloodstream, communication blockages can act to stall and divert economic understanding. Consequently, economists who fail to effectively communicate with one another will be unlikely to speak clearly to the general public. This volume examines four methods that tend to block (or obfuscate) vital flows of communication.

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  • Craig Freedman, 2025. "Seduced and Abandoned:Obfuscation in Economics," World Scientific Books, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., number 14164.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wsbook:14164
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    Keywords

    Categorising; Poison Apple; Pretty Picture; Demolition Derby Criticism;
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    JEL classification:

    • B40 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - General
    • A11 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Role of Economics; Role of Economists
    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
    • B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology

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