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Re:We'll be stuck in this recession for years, economists say by hirundo on Thursday August 27, 2020 @01:43PM (#24296315)
> Economists are as effective as astrologists at predicting the future.

That's not fair. Paul Krugman has predicted seven of the last three recessions.

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Re:We'll be stuck in this recession for years, economists say by TheCowboy on Thursday August 27, 2020 @01:58PM (#24296533)
There was a study comparing the accuracy of predictions made by pundits, and Krugman came out as one of the best.
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Re:We'll be stuck in this recession for years, economists say by TheCowboy on Thursday August 27, 2020 @04:54PM (#24298555)
Here is the data if you want to judge for yourself:

https://www.hamilton.edu/news/polls/pundit

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