The panelists all said, in one way or another, that popular economics facilitates an exchange between specialized economists and the broader public – a dialogue that has never been more important. After all, most economists did not see this crisis coming in part because they had removed themselves from what real-world people were doing and thinking.
而有一点得到了在座所有讨论者的同意：通俗经济学已经成为了专业经济学家与普罗大众进行交流的媒介——而这种交流正体现出前所未有的重要性。毕竟大多数经济学家之所以未能预见危机的来临，就是因为他们已经与真实世界中人们的想法和行动完全脱节了。