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Are Economists Too Pessimistic?

Economics Explained

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Economists Love Theirself Some Bad Ews

People just tend to pay a lot more attention to things that sound scary. The vast majority of people do not get their economicin s from academic reports or journal articles. They get it from news outlets, and bad news just sells better than good news. Most economists don't work academia or the metio. Most work at major companies, government bodies or other large organizations. Their job will primarily be studying how people react to new projects pushed by these entities. If a team of economists raises no warnings about potential adverse impacts of some project, then the success is going to go to someone else. So if you feel like coming to the land down under, check out the video description and get hunting

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