Certainly, it would not be viewed favorably in considering a candidate for tenure or a promotion. Since it does not include equations or statistical tables, they would argue, it is not serious work that is worthy of scholarly attention.
直到最近，许多专业经济学家依然不愿提笔去写一本通俗读物。毕竟这么一本东西显然无法成为获取教职或晋升的可靠依据。估计那些评审委员会的人会认为，由于书中并未包含任何方程或统计图表，因此也不能算是一项有学术价值的严谨工作。