But what astonishes me even more is the apparent failure of academic economics to take steps to prepare itself for the future. “We need to change our hiring patterns,” I expected to hear economics departments around the world say in the wake of the crisis.
Il nous faut plus d’Eichengreens, de Shillers, de Akerlofs, Reinharts, et Rogoffs – sans parler de Kindleberger, Minsky, ou Bagehot.