Former Fed economist says her profession is a disgrace
Claudia Sahm calls out the racism, sexism and elitism and lack of diversity that have led to bad policy advice
29 July 2020 - 12:54
Singapore — A former senior US Federal Reserve economist levied a broad critique of her profession on Wednesday, saying that racism, sexism and elitism have led to toxic work environments and bad policy advice.
“Economics is a disgrace,” said Claudia Sahm, now director of macro-economic policy at the Washington Centre for Equitable Growth, in a blog post that ran to more than 6,000 words and called out some of the field’s most prominent academics...
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