AIThe “anxious intellectual class” thesis about the post-Depression economy
One commenter argues that an “anxious intellectual class” took over the economy after the Depression, calling the idea a “forbidden thesis.”
TLDR
A commenter claims an “anxious intellectual class” took over the economy after the Depression. They say Ross Sorkin’s book on the Depression never addresses this thesis, while Robert Shiller hints at it in Narrative Economics and is more explicit in a linked opinion piece.
The “anxious intellectual class” thesis about the post-Depression economy
One commenter argues that an “anxious intellectual class” took over the economy after the Depression, calling the idea a “forbidden thesis.”
TLDR
A commenter claims an “anxious intellectual class” took over the economy after the Depression. They say Ross Sorkin’s book on the Depression never addresses this thesis, while Robert Shiller hints at it in Narrative Economics and is more explicit in a linked opinion piece.