Re: Lies, damned lies, and economics

["Justin Schwartz" <jkschw@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

and economics
> Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 13:09:04 -0700
>
> Isn't that what lawyers are trained to do?
>
> On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 07:56:47PM +0000, Justin Schwartz wrote:
>
> > Because it's hard to communicate clearly and effectively when you're
> lying.
> >

Lawyer jokes aside, no, it's not. Unlike economists, lawyers can lose their
licenses and go to jail if we lie to the court or our clients. And if most
lawyers don't communicate very clearly and effectively, it may be because in
part they're shading the truth. The best lawyers I have seen have been
painly honest and forthright. In fact they are good partly beacusethey are
up front. Of course being smart doesn't hurt either. jks


> > But Friedman's popular writing isn't economics,
>
> No. Can can write well in his technical articles and books.
>
>
> --
> Michael Perelman
> Economics Department
> California State University
> Chico, CA 95929
>
> Tel. 530-898-5321
> E-Mail michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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