Philosopher says financial crisis puts economics profession into disrepute

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Philip Mirowski, a historian and philosopher of economic thought at the University of Notre Dame, criticises economists for their response to the crisis in a recent article in the July edition of the Hedgehog Review, a University of Virginia publication.

In the article, Mirowski hits out at economists for their failure to recognise mistakes that led to the recent financial crisis. He blamed the restricted modern-day economic theories based on rational expectations and efficient markets, and the

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