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Even flawed scientistic rigor in policy analysis is preferable to none, since its absence would open the field to irresponsible, ideological policy advice.

Drawn from what Tyler Cowen said

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    Tyler Cowen 1 Oct 2023

    At the end of the day, scientism still seems better than “no scientism,” given that the latter would leave the field open for highly irresponsible and also ideological -- ideological in all directions – pieces of policy advice.

    GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of all Time and Why Does it Matter?tylercowen.com

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