On Tue, 14 Feb 1995, Doug Henwood wrote: > When did economists start (over)using the word "story"? Anyone know the > pedigree of turn of phrase? I can't give a history, but I take Doug's point. Seems to me the term 'story' is very much part of the 'model'/'story' pair. That is, neoclassical econ having become excessively enamoured of mathematical models -- to the point where their manipulation becomes the sole truly legitimate occupation of the professional economist -- any attempt to motivate such models by reference to certain features of the real, or to interpret the results obtained in terms of real processes, is set off as 'story'-telling. ========================== Allin Cottrell Department of Economics Wake Forest University [EMAIL PROTECTED] (910) 759-5762 ==========================
