[–] a_e_k 8y ago ↗ Interesting. I guess it's the economist's version of the physicist's spherical cow. Sadly, I suppose the computer scientist's version would be something like "assume infinite memory/time/etc." which is not nearly as catchy. [–] fiddlerwoaroof 8y ago ↗ The PL theorist says “assuming a sufficiently smart compiler...” [–] staz 8y ago ↗ "Assume P=NP" [–] captainbland 8y ago ↗ Assume equivalent constants.
[–] banned1 8y ago ↗ It’s the same thing coming from anti-freedom folks trying to take guns away from law-abiding Americans.“Assume we make it illegal to have guns, then there will be no crime or school tragedies yeepee!”
[–] taw55 8y ago ↗ On the topic of the apriorisms in economics:Exponential Economist Meets Finite Physicist: https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2012/04/economist-meets-physicist...A Lost Century In Economics: Three Theories Of Banking https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S105752191... (Results re-affirmed by several central banks after publishing)Sonnenschein–Mantel–Debreu theorem (microeconomic rationality assumptions have no equivalent macroeconomic implications) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnenschein–Mantel–Debreu_t...
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[ 135 ms ] story [ 41.3 ms ] thread“Assume we make it illegal to have guns, then there will be no crime or school tragedies yeepee!”
Exponential Economist Meets Finite Physicist: https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2012/04/economist-meets-physicist...
A Lost Century In Economics: Three Theories Of Banking https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S105752191... (Results re-affirmed by several central banks after publishing)
Sonnenschein–Mantel–Debreu theorem (microeconomic rationality assumptions have no equivalent macroeconomic implications) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnenschein–Mantel–Debreu_t...