“Never trust a poor economist”

“Never trust a poor economist” is an infrequently used saying. If an economist is so good, why doesn’t he or she take the advice and become rich? “Never trust a skinny chef” is a somewhat similar saying.
 
“Never trust a poor economist” was a post on the blog The Artist Presently Known As Ed on January 6, 2005.
   
       
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« NEVER TRUST A POOR ECONOMIST »
Thursday, January 6, 2005 at 2:13PM
Earlier in the show, one of the guests admitted a common question of economists was “if you know so much, why aren’t you rich?”
 
Um, could it be because their business is basically a pseudoscience like reading bumps on people’s heads?
 
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Never trust a poor economist
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He seems in need of financial assistance himself ..... never trust a poor economist. If he can’t make money he sure as hell shouldn’t be telling others how to
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Jean Dreze, one of India’s finest economists (and also one of the most grounded) outside his office in Ranchi. Spent the day in his invigorating company.
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