In almost every corner of our private and public lives we rely on
experts to advise us. This important species of labor is getting
increasing attention from economists, who are beginning to learn how
to apply their tools and assumptions to the problem of expertise.
Under what conditions of supply and demand are experts likely to give
us good advice? When is expert failure more likely? Do entrepreneurs
challenge existing expertise? Are they experts themselves? And if
economists are themselves experts, what happens when we turn the
skeptical gaze of economic theory on the economist themselves? This
volume publishes papers given at the third biennial Wirth Institute
Conference on Austrian Economics. It brings together a heterogeneous
collection of thinkers, some "Austrian" and others not, to critically
engage the problem of experts. While mostly agreeing that there is a
problem of experts, the papers collected here approach the issue from
a variety of often-complementary perspectives.
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ISBN
9781781902172
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Emerald Publishing Ltd.
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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