Lisa Cook, as a nominee for the Fed; Stephanie Kelton, as a leader in macro; and Jeanne Smialek as an economic journalist, came under attack this week. Economics is a disgrace: Feb 2022 edition.
The video isn't working for me, but what's shameful about having your ideas subject to harsh criticism? Economic policies affect peoples lives, it's an important area. Take something else important like cars, is it shameful that cars undergo crash testing?
I thought the first 18 minutes, on Cook, were really good, and learned a lot. I was unaware of almost all of it.
I thought the last 10, on Kelton and the NYT, was an interesting perspective, but it was hard to understand what exactly was being argued, vis-a-vis "criticism of MMT' versus "criticism of women" versus "criticism of people who are close to me."
You're dong a lot of meandering here, Claudia. I'll you spot you 5, best case 7, min of my time. Not 28 min, unless you are really funny (see for example Cillizza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqGEbdEtb2k) or have something truly groundbreaking to say in a structured 'I didn't know that' kind of way. So, please stick to the facts, make a succinct case, and let us make our own judgment as to how shameful something may have been.
But video is good, and you can do a lot with it. For example, you could assemble a group of women in economics in the private and public sector and have a weekly roundtable on women in economics and economic issues from the women's perspective. Or you could do 'Economics Inside Baseball', which talks about the economics profession from the economist's point of view, along the lines of the Kaleb interview.
In any event, fewer qualifying adjectives, tighter argumentation and shorter videos unless you really have something to add on a topic. And think about your audience and the approach you want to take. I think you have an opportunity to do something really unique here.
The video isn't working for me, but what's shameful about having your ideas subject to harsh criticism? Economic policies affect peoples lives, it's an important area. Take something else important like cars, is it shameful that cars undergo crash testing?
Thanks for the video.
I thought the first 18 minutes, on Cook, were really good, and learned a lot. I was unaware of almost all of it.
I thought the last 10, on Kelton and the NYT, was an interesting perspective, but it was hard to understand what exactly was being argued, vis-a-vis "criticism of MMT' versus "criticism of women" versus "criticism of people who are close to me."
You're dong a lot of meandering here, Claudia. I'll you spot you 5, best case 7, min of my time. Not 28 min, unless you are really funny (see for example Cillizza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqGEbdEtb2k) or have something truly groundbreaking to say in a structured 'I didn't know that' kind of way. So, please stick to the facts, make a succinct case, and let us make our own judgment as to how shameful something may have been.
But video is good, and you can do a lot with it. For example, you could assemble a group of women in economics in the private and public sector and have a weekly roundtable on women in economics and economic issues from the women's perspective. Or you could do 'Economics Inside Baseball', which talks about the economics profession from the economist's point of view, along the lines of the Kaleb interview.
In any event, fewer qualifying adjectives, tighter argumentation and shorter videos unless you really have something to add on a topic. And think about your audience and the approach you want to take. I think you have an opportunity to do something really unique here.