What is Economics?

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If we want economics to be more useful, that is to create more models which accurately describe "real world" phenomena, then we must use more accurate assumptions. There are quite a few costs in doing so, however. First economists would need to spend more time on the "front-end" of their research, that is, they would need to spend more time out in the field in order to create a set of assumptions which more adequately describe reality.

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