In the field of growth theory, Romer sees the current generation of neoclassical economists grind out paper after paper imposing the theoretical restrictions necessary for a price-taking equilibrium. As he correctly notes, such papers are useless for any purpose other than advancing their authors’ positions in academic status games.
而这一情况普遍存在。在增长理论领域，罗默认为当前一代新古典派经济学家的论文无不引入了价格接受均衡的必要理论限制。他正确地指出，这些论文除了让作者在学术地位博弈中取得进步外别无其他用处。