瞿宛文的部落格Akerlof: SINS OF OMISSION
SINS OF OMISSION George Akerlof INET Edinburgh: October 22, 2017
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This paper advances the general proposition that full coverage of the subject matter of economics requires a combination of two types of task: Hard and Soft. Rewards in publication and in promotion are accorded to Hard tasks; denied to Soft. These incentives have biased the practice of economics. Thus this essay is an application of the theory of multi-tasking, with agents dividing their effort between tasks, according to the respective rewards. It will give examples of resultant sins of omission.