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dismal science n (Economics) the. a name for economics coined by Thomas Carlyle, the Scottish essayist and historian (1795-1881) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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FOR many years, Leonard Silk was the chief economics correspondent of The New York Times and kind of a hero for me because of how well he explained the dismal science to non-dismal types. It has a reputation as being the dismal science,'' said comic book author Ed Steinberg, an economics professor who also works in the New York Fed's communications department. The dismal science has now discovered the leisure-cootie curve. |
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