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TITLE INFORMATION
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| Title | | The Lamppost Theory: Why Economic Policy So Often Comes Up Short |
IDENTIFIERS
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| PID | | video:1550 |
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ASSOCIATED NAMES
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| Conference | | American Philosophical Society Annual Meeting (2018) |
| speaker | | Blinder, Alan S. |
CONTENT DESCRIPTION
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| Abstract | | Alan Blinder talks about his most recent book with the tag line: "Politicians use lampposts the same way that drunks do, for support and not illumination." |
| Note | | Further reading: Blinder, A. Advice and Dissent : Why Policy Suffers When Economists and Politicians Collide. (Basic Books: 2008) |
| Language | | English (eng) |
| Subject (lcsh) | |
Economics, History
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| Subject (local) | |
APS Meeting Videos
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PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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| Type | | MovingImage |
| Genre | | Lecture |
| Format | | videorecording |
| Digital Origin | | born digitial |
ORIGIN INFORMATION
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| Date Issued | | 2018-11-08 |
| Publisher | | American Philosophical Society |
| Place | | Philadelphia, PA |
| Place | | USA |
PARENT COLLECTION
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| Title | | American Philosophical Society Archives. Series X. |
| Call Number | | APS.Archives |
| URL | | http://www.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/APS.Archives-ead.xml |
ACCESS INFORMATION
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