Re: Re: Re: Re: David Neumark

[michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I spent an afternoon with her when she was in her Maoist phase and I was
ready to drop out of Berkeley.

I am not sure if I would have continued with grad school otherwise.

I will never forget her wonderful put down of Dale Jorgenson.  He tried to
ask a question in a snotty way.  She interrupted, told him to sit down and
said that she came to talk to the real professors.


>
>      I would note that Joan Robinson became more
> leftist over time.
> Barkley Rosser
> -----Original Message-----
> From: michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: pen-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <pen-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thursday, August 31, 2000 1:04 PM
> Subject: [PEN-L:1021] Re: Re: David Neumark
>
>
> >So it happens once every 150 years.  I am disregarding the overly common
> >experience of lefists who become conservative, mostly in line with their
> >self-interest.
> >
> >>
> >> Michael Perelman
> >>
> >> > Is this really a case of an economist learning and changing his mind?
> >> > If so, it would be a remarkable event.
> >>
> >> Remarkable but not the first time it's happened. J.S. Mill changed his
> >> mind about the wages-fund doctrine.
> >>
> >>
> >> Temps Walker
> >> Sandwichman and Deconsultant
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >--
> >Michael Perelman
> >Economics Department
> >California State University
> >Chico, CA 95929
> >
> >Tel. 530-898-5321
> >E-Mail michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
>
>


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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

Tel. 530-898-5321
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