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David Henderson on Economists’ Nobels, Obituaries, and More

The Great Antidote

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The Use of Math in Economics

Sally Kohn: What do you think about the use of math in economics? She says some economists are super math driven and others not at all. Kohn: You don't need to have an equation for a demand curve to know that when the price goes up, the quantity falls. "You can be completely rigorous with words," she says.

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