tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post3673212100124305147..comments2024-03-28T03:16:14.104-04:00Comments on Noahpinion: Kartik Athreya responds to my reviewNoah Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093917601641588575noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-58194691075810293712014-06-26T12:33:40.429-04:002014-06-26T12:33:40.429-04:00 Oops I forgot my link for where I delve http:/... Oops I forgot my link for where I delve http://diaryofarepublicanhater.blogspot.com/2014/06/i-must-disagree-with-noah-smith-on.htmlMike Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360689916550576484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-62603345849552441572014-06-26T05:54:38.793-04:002014-06-26T05:54:38.793-04:00By the way while you and Athreya think that what g... By the way while you and Athreya think that what guys like Hayek or Keynes did was more like philosophy even within philosophy there's a movement to purge such literary flourishes-it's called analytic philosophy. Continental philosophy on the other hand is literary and proud of it. Mike Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360689916550576484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-65521440184366746312014-06-26T05:43:48.874-04:002014-06-26T05:43:48.874-04:00See again, you didn't answer me. Boo to Noah S... See again, you didn't answer me. Boo to Noah Smith. Ok you didn't answer anyone else either but I'm sure later you'll answer everyone else and not answer me. Hey look you may not like me but Brad Delong does-true story. If have a choice I'd take him over you any day of the week. <br /><br /> I do think though that while I didn't find Athreya inaccessible-but maybe that's because I have a literary flair and love dense tomes like the General Theory especially when I get to 'pore over them'-a good deal of what you argue substantively here has merit. <br /> I agree that it's problematic to say that 'Modern Macro'-see I'm still skeptical-can only be criticized from within. I guess we have a Catch 22. Basically anyone not within teh field will be considered to ignorant to criticize it but anyone within the field will be too self-interested to criticize it.<br /><br /> It seems that you and Athreya should be friends-you both think the worse thing to call an economist is 'literary.'Mike Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360689916550576484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-73405321661725639272014-06-25T22:40:57.641-04:002014-06-25T22:40:57.641-04:00 I delve into the whole matter in more detai... I delve into the whole matter in more detailMike Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360689916550576484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-73227966914227748642014-06-25T21:31:06.923-04:002014-06-25T21:31:06.923-04:00I will say this in his defense. I read his book-an... I will say this in his defense. I read his book-and I aome in as one of those laypeople tha folks like Sumner stick his nose up about-who are disposed not to believe the Neoclassical economists-and I found him highly readable. I mean certainly at least compared to what has been offered by establishment econ before, his work is very accessible. <br /><br /> Traditionally establishment economists take Sumner's attitude-laypeople are too stupid to understand anyway and there's no time for displaying pearls for the swine. <br /><br /> So I have to disagree with you at least that it was inaccessible. I feel that I came away knowing a lot that I didn't before reading him. Also because he's been very nice to me and has had ongoing email correspondences with me while you have always seemed to treat me like I'm kind of like the economic blog equivalent of that chick who used to break into David Letterman's house. You seem like you take pains not to encourage me. <br /><br /> So on a personal level-and hey I'm not a professional economist so I will capriciously go with my intuitions!-I like him a lot more than you whether I agree with him or not!<br /><br /> Here is more on my conversations with him <br /><br /> http://diaryofarepublicanhater.blogspot.com/2014/04/i-exchange-emails-with-katrik-athreya.html<br /><br /> http://diaryofarepublicanhater.blogspot.com/2014/06/kartik-athreya-on-adaptive-expectations.htmlMike Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360689916550576484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-27055752511405432072014-06-24T15:04:49.210-04:002014-06-24T15:04:49.210-04:00What a respectful and kind response! It seems Kart...What a respectful and kind response! It seems Kartik knows exactly how to be sympathetic to readers, making him a very different human from the ones he surely use in his models.<br />PabloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-23103096727237861042014-06-23T18:57:35.617-04:002014-06-23T18:57:35.617-04:00Thanks. Thanks. Kartikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364253940957474381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-53241024614479461122014-06-21T13:18:27.390-04:002014-06-21T13:18:27.390-04:00Kartik, another take on the importance of models:
...Kartik, another take on the importance of models:<br />http://informationtransfereconomics.blogspot.com/2014/05/models-matter.htmlTom Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654184190478330946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-85231991563631903262014-06-21T13:09:46.388-04:002014-06-21T13:09:46.388-04:00Ha... let me help you with your OCD.
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:DHa... let me help you with your OCD.<br /><br />)))))).<br /><br />:DTom Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654184190478330946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-51805210055220742462014-06-21T05:24:26.891-04:002014-06-21T05:24:26.891-04:00"on this point, many people whom I look up to..."on this point, many people whom I look up to take alternatives to mainstream macro (such as ABM) very seriously"<br /><br />Could you ask for examples of who? I've been looking for papersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849351962012153549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-80118889863376191792014-06-21T04:11:00.494-04:002014-06-21T04:11:00.494-04:00)).
Opens two parentheses. DOESN'T CLOSE THEM...)).<br /><br />Opens two parentheses. DOESN'T CLOSE THEM!!! sorry, it needed to be done.Saturoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914831276101897944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-47449814836069114452014-06-21T03:12:36.834-04:002014-06-21T03:12:36.834-04:00Nice reply, indeed. And, from Noah's review, I...Nice reply, indeed. And, from Noah's review, I wouldn't have expected him to write so stylishly. I might get the book now... :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02635749385748660522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-66753843094983396402014-06-21T03:11:34.181-04:002014-06-21T03:11:34.181-04:00Yeah, right...Yeah, right...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02635749385748660522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-80780302373792018762014-06-21T01:00:03.839-04:002014-06-21T01:00:03.839-04:00Macro models are correct; it's the markets tha...Macro models are correct; it's the markets that are incomplete.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02977684524676621423noreply@blogger.com