Larry Summers (Harvard Economics Professor) on His Career In Academic Economics, Government, University Leadership and Corporate America
New Books in Economics
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Larry Summers: From Family of Economists to Shaping the Field
This chapter discusses Larry Summers' background and his contributions to economics, including his empirical approaches in various subfields and his Keynesian traditions. It also explores the role of economists as policy advocates and the question of whether academic macroeconomics has become too math-heavy.
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