Professional exclusion of heterodox economists makes neoclassical orthodoxy self-reinforcing

Evidence

Of course, if the profession expels anyone who takes Minsky seriously, and never publishes them in any ranked journal, soon there will be no one left who can credibly challenge TINA, or perturb the complacency of Krugman’s self-congratulatory stance on his catholic tastes. The citadel is impregnable. — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 824

Categorization

• XREF: Directly echoes the book’s core thesis about how the economics profession’s institutional structures (journals, publishing) sustain the thought collective — connects to earlier chapters on the citadel defense. — connects to: Even anti-neoliberal orthodox economists now operate inside the profession’s neoliberal frame — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 2011; Orthodox economists retaliate against critics while never being held accountable themselves — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 2032; Neoclassical economics as a whole is a zombie tradition resistant to refutation — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 66 (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• Development economics emerged as a heterodox discipline that traditional neoclassical economists opposed #exemplifies (0.80) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1262