Wednesday, August 20, 2008

On Certified Economists

The Economic Logician asks "Should Economists be Certified?"

I can't imagine butchers advocating vegetarianism any more than I can see economists advocating certification standards on a large scale. I see the temptation here, but it would be the same dead end as most labor certification standards. Consider that certification standards for economists may very well have meant no Gordon Tullock.

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