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Economic analysis has been replaced by emotion

28 May 2022

9:00 AM

28 May 2022

9:00 AM

I accept that I am deeply unfashionable and not just because I’m an economist. It’s my analytical approach to issues that’s the problem. Where’s the emotion, where’s the vibe?

I had come to this realisation some time ago, but the now-thankfully-completed election campaign utterly confirmed this conclusion. No one was interested in facts or figures, in policy alternatives, in limiting the role of government.

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