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No, it's based on them being true enough that other approximations are less useful models.


Unfortunately, most economists don't develop other models, so the other models are very immature.


>No, it's based on them being true enough that other approximations are less useful models.

That is, in wishful thinking.

No other field has a worse prediction track record that economics.




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