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A comment on Inflated Bond Ratings Helped Spur the Financial Crisis. They’re Back. Parent comment

Re:Inflated Bond Ratings Helped Spur the Financial Crisis. T... by astrange on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @07:59PM (#20640498)
Empirical economic studies exist and don't need to make rationality assumptions. It helps if you don't listen to Austrians or anyone from Chicago.
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Re:Inflated Bond Ratings Helped Spur the Financial Crisis. T... by jevgeni on Thursday August 08, 2019 @03:15AM (#20642474)
Shhhhh... You're spoiling the myopic STEM elitism.
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Re:Inflated Bond Ratings Helped Spur the Financial Crisis. T... by 6gvONxR4sf7o on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @10:58PM (#20641453)
I know a number of economists from chicago and they're very strong empiricists.
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Re:Inflated Bond Ratings Helped Spur the Financial Crisis. T... by astrange on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @11:15PM (#20641542)
Yeah, but their opinions on hot dogs are terrible.
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