“ On a level with dentists ” ? Reflections on the Evolution of Industrial Organization Richard
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In 1930, writing about “Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren,” Keynes (1930, p. 373) opined that “If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid!” In this essay I offer some observations on the evolution of industrial organization economics and consider at the end whether its practitioners have come to deserve to pass Keynes’ test.
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