Why Is Economics Called the "Dismal Science"?

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See Sheldon Richman for the answer.

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  1. Anonymous9:32 AM

    You need to read LewRockwell.com more often. Gary North reported on this at least 2 yeas ago.

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  2. Gene Callahan12:22 AM

    Well, yes, and Levy and his co-author published some of this material five or six years ago. This is a blog, intended to be a loose forum for members to share what has caught their interest of late, and not an academic journal purporting to publish only original research.

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