Re: [Pen-l] Sandwichman and the progressives

[Laurent GUERBY <laurent@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 2009-03-08 at 19:38 -0800, Sandwichman wrote:
> No, it's not a rock band, although it was temporarily banned.
> Sandwichman takes on Canada's Progressive Economists at the
> Relentlessly Progressive Economics Blog
> 
> http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2009/03/08/the-case-for-working-less/
> 
> Can someone here please explain to me why self-styled "progressive
> economists" revert vehemently, stubbornly and faithfully  to the
> mainstream standard labor supply model when it comes to discussing
> working time?

Well the same progressive economists still use the unemployment
measure for their analysis of policy impact on labour market
performance.

So nothing new here, garbage in, garbage out as we say in my area :).

Laurent

http://fatknowledge.blogspot.com/2009/01/misleading-nature-of-unemployment.html
http://angrybear.blogspot.com/2009/02/another-look-at-falling-participation.html


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