Oxford University's economics education is contrasted with contemporary Samuelson-style neoclassical economics education, which relies on Newtonian-type mechanical models and does not teach political economy or historical context.
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Demetri KafenasEvidence Quote
“so much of the way that we think about economics today has been built around these almost like you know Newtonian models...Samsonian economics we didn't really learn political economy. We didn't study history”
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Will the U.S. Dollar Survive the Breakdown of the International System? | Paul Blustein— Hidden ForcesCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:11:47 AM
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