# Anyone an Economics Prof (or know one)?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-an-economics-prof-or-know-one/551816>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 28, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-an-economics-prof-or-know-one/551816 "2010-08-28T18:36:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-an-economics-prof-or-know-one/551816/21 "2010-08-31T15:36:17Z")

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> [@puddleglum](#):
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> If you made it explicit in every contract then it would be subject to politics even more than it already is.

True. I wasn’t advocating that method, just pointing out that my interest was in the policy, not in how it came into effect. If it were to be put into effect, I’d agree that a blanket policy, started by the federal government, would be the ideal.

But right, it sounds like my next stop is the book store/library.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-an-economics-prof-or-know-one/551816/22 "2010-08-31T16:36:05Z")

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> [@ITR\_champion](#):
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> Ask **jrodefeld**. He’s an expert at economics.

😃

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