Post-Truth: An Alumni Economist’s Perspective

Fine, Ben

Abstract

Drawing upon 50 years as an academic economist, this lecture to alumni of SOAS’s Department of Economics reflects upon the continual ‘post-truth’ aspects of mainstream economics, ranging over its substantive, if shifting, content, and its treatment of methodology and interdisciplinarity. It draws upon a wide range of theory, empirical analysis, policy and anecdote to highlight both the need for alternatives and the continuing, even increased, failure of the mainstream to engage with criticism and alternatives.

Citation

Fine, B. (2019). Post-Truth: An Alumni Economist’s Perspective. International Review of Applied Economics, 33(4), 542-567. https://doi.org/10.1080/02692171.2019.1617252

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 7, 2019
• Online Publication Date: May 21, 2019
• Publication Date: May 21, 2019
• Deposit Date: May 8, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: May 8, 2019
• Journal: International Review of Applied Economics
• Print ISSN: 0269-2171
• Electronic ISSN: 1465-3486
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 33
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 542-567
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02692171.2019.1617252
• Keywords: Heterodox economics, economics imperialism, pluralist economics