"Economic theorists, like French chefs in regard to……" — George Akerlof

Economic theorists, like French chefs in regard to food, have developed stylized… - George Akerlof
"Economic theorists, like French chefs in regard to food, have developed stylized models whose ingredients are limited by some unwritten rules. Just as traditional French cooking does not use seaweed or raw fish, so neoclassical models do not make assumptions derived from psychology, anthropology, or sociology. I disagree with any rules that limit the nature of the ingredients in economic models."

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