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September 6 2010 Rather than seeking to ape physicists, chief Financial Times foreign affairs commentator Gideon Rachman argues "pseudo-scientists, otherwise known as economists", should instead look to economic history, or more precisely historians, for inspiration in making economic forecasts. Martin Wolf, senior economics commentator, responds in a lively debate.
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