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DrBob@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
When I was in grad school I mentioned to the department chair that I frequently saw a mis-citation for an important paper in the field. He laughed and said he was responsible for it. He made an error in the 1980s and people copied his citation from the bibliography. He said it was a good guide to people who cited papers without reading them.
Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
At university, I faked a paper on economics (not actually my branch of study, but easily to fake) and put it on the shelf in their library. It was filled with nonsense formulas that, if one took the time and actually solved the equations properly, would all produce the same number as a result: 19920401 (year of publication, April Fools Day). I actually got two requests from people who wanted to use my paper as a basis for their thesis.
meyotch@slrpnk.net 4 weeks ago
Congratulations! You are now a practicing economist. This is exactly how that field works.
superkret@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
Economy is just applied psychology.
meyotch@slrpnk.net 4 weeks ago
It really isn’t even that.
The closest historical equivalent of an economic professional is the Haruspex.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruspex
StopJoiningWars@discuss.online 4 weeks ago
You’re all thinking of business. Economics is an empiric field of study that is based on science.
Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Don’t insult me with the e-word!
qaz@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
How did you respond?
Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I told them to actually solve the equations and think about the results.