Dentists need a licence to practice. Why not economists?
- Written by Ross Guest, Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University
Dentists don't get to practice unless they are accredited. Economists can practice on anyone.Shutterstock
The great British economist John Maynard Keynes said he longed for the day when economics could be thought of as a “matter for specialists - like dentistry”.
It’s easier to become an economist than a dentist, or a doctor or a...
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