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Should we take economists seriously?
Geoff Riley
25th July 2008
Does the publication of economic data encourage too much meddling by governments and policy-makers? How much use is data in telling us what we already know - that the economy is going through a bad time. The Today programme featured this discussion between Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist, and Phil Collins, of the London School of Economics, on how much influence economists should have.
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.