Niall Ferguson

[JOE2010]

I attended a function where Niall was the main speaker the other day, and I agree with the description that “he does indeed know a lot less than economists knew in the 1920s”.

 

[nocareer]

He’s a historian with right wing agendas and weaves economic analysis and statistical data into his analysis. Have you read “Cash Nexus”? I think his books are quite good, but hey, what do I know?

 

[HighYielder]

His books are excellent. He is a historian - not an economist, and he approaches everything as such. I dont really see the need for criticism in the regard.

 

[ASSet_MANagement]

“The Ascent of Money” is an incredible read.

 

[Muddahudda]

JOE2010 Wrote:
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> I attended a function where Niall was the main
> speaker the other day, and I agree with the
> description that “he does indeed know a lot less
> than economists knew in the 1920s”.
Can you expand on what you mean.
I watched the Ascent of Money, very good. As pointed out he’s a historian and seems to go toe to toe with Krugman on monetarism vs keynesianism as far as I can tell.