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Economists are more like storytellers than scientists – don't let the Nobel for 'economic sciences' fool you

  • Written by Carolin Benack, PhD candidate, Duke University
Economists are more like storytellers than scientists – don't let the Nobel for 'economic sciences' fool youAmerica's top economists like to tell stories. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images

When you listen to an economist, chances are you’ll hear a lot of statistics.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at the National Association for Business Economics on Oct. 6 is a case in point. In the first two minutes alone he referred to a...

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