What Brad DeLong thinks about economists
Economics professor at the University of California, Berkeley and a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US Treasury. Author of Slouching Towards Utopia and writer of the Grasping Reality newsletter.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Brad DeLong has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingThe future job of the economist will be less about producing analysis and more about curating it.
Their wordsThe economist’s future job is less producing analysis than curating it. When a competent macro briefing costs almost nothing to produce, the scarce resources become attention and trust.