Thumbing one’s nose at scholarly evidence is always a bad idea, but it is especially damaging to an institution that relies so heavily on the credibility of its technical competence and neutrality. If the Fund embraces muddled economics, on what basis will it defend its policy advice?
IMF的致歉是错误的，原因有二。对学术证据嗤之以鼻永远不是好主意，但对于一个严重依赖技术能力和中立性信誉的机构来说尤其危险。如果IMF的经济学学得好一点，又怎么会为其政策建议辩护呢？