How Influential is Economics?
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Keywords
economic policy; economics; economists; influence; politics; A11; A12; A13; B40; F20; J20;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- A11 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Role of Economics; Role of Economists
- A12 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
- A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
- B40 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - General
- F20 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - General
- J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General
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