NEW HAVEN – Since the global financial crisis and recession of 2007-2009, criticism of the economics profession has intensified. The failure of all but a few professional economists to forecast the episode – the aftereffects of which still linger – has led many to question whether the economics profession contributes anything significant to society.
纽黑文—2007—2009年全球金融危机和衰退爆发以来，对经济学界的批评日嚣尘上。只有少数职业经济学家预见到危机的来临——而危机的余波至今仍在震荡——这让许多人质疑经济学界是否给社会做出了重大贡献。如果经济学家无法预见对人类福祉如此重要的事件，他们还有什么是处吗？