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The Differences Between History and Mathematicians
Dean Baker is the economist credited with picking the US housing bubble and great recession. He says historians are better at understanding long-term trends, but mathematicians can be more accurate in predicting short-run events. The Australian housing market is cooling off after a never-ending boom - it's nothing to be worried about, he says. Dean Baker: Once in a generation opportunity to buy the dip.