 A Tradition Lost? The Swedish Economists in the Public DebateMats Lundahl
Chapter 17 in Seven Figures in the History of Swedish Economic Thought, 2015, pp 306-325 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract In 1996 the anthology Ekonomerna i debatten — gör de någon nytta? (The Economists in the Debate — Do They Make Any Contribution?), edited by Lars Jonung, was published. In his introduction, Jonung (1996, p. 9) observed that the Swedish economists played an important role in the public debate1: Economists are often in the mass media. On the public debate pages of the newspapers they provide recipes for economic policy. They analyze and comment crises and crashes in radio and television. They publish debate articles and books. A steady flow of analyses of the economic situation is forthcoming from economists in different organizations, banks and financial institutions. The participation of economists in government investigations and commissions is strong. They work as advisors and lobbyists. In short, the economists are very active participants in the public debate of our country. Keywords: Public Debate; Housing Policy; Newspaper Article; Economic History; Academic Economist (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-29309-1_17 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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