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And now for something ‘interesting’…

Of all the words economists say in interviews, the word that grates the most is the word ‘interesting’. ‘We have an interesting finding… Another… Read More

 The schizophrenic economist

Writing for specialists and writing for a general audience are two very different things.  Compare these two paragraphs as examples of different writing: … Read More

Euphemisms: from George Orwell to George Carlin

It will come as no surprise to read that Communicating Economics is against euphemisms and jargon. When making this point I… Read More