Will solutions to the present economic crisis come from the wisdom of crowds or from the wisdom of experts? Not to belittle the serious philosophical differences among expert economists, but the consensus among them is often neglected in the media’s need for combative narratives. Perhaps the best growth ideas will come not from crowds nor from experts, but from a crowd of experts.
In late February, we convened a forum of economics bloggers and journalists at the Kauffman Foundation, which included a survey. Well-known bloggers like Matt Yglesias, Tyler Cowen, Robert X. Cringely, and Mark Thoma participated alongside distinguished economics journalists such as Amity Shlaes and David Warsh. The full results are published today at kauffman.org.
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