I am often considered almost not a part of the profession of Establishment economists. I am even referred to as a sociologist. And by that, economists usually do not mean anything flattering.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't think exactly like a professional economist. I think about economics and economic ideas, but somewhat like an outsider.
I'm an economist, not a political scientist.
Economists tend to think they are much, much smarter than historians, than everybody. And this is a bit too much because at the end of the day, we don't know very much in economics.
In my long life, I have known some great economists, but I have never counted myself among their number nor walked in their company.
I spend my time being a retailer, not an economist.
Economists create their own worlds. We're like little gods with our artificial economics, wanting to see what happens.
A lot of my colleagues have been people with broad interests in economics, not just narrowly focused interests.
The good news is that economists are intelligent, engaging and often charming folks. The bad news is their work is often of little use to investors.
I may be only a fish and chip shop lady, but some of these economists need to get their heads out of the textbooks and get a job in the real world. I would not even let one of them handle my grocery shopping.
I'm a free-market economist from years and years back, and I've never veered from that.