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by xenophon 3494 days ago
According to Krugman, the paper is "a serious analysis of a ridiculous subject, which is of course the opposite of what is usual in economics."

I think this paper is a great example of the playfulness inherent to an effective "hacker" mindset -- do something fun and interesting, and perhaps useful conclusions will follow. Perhaps they won't, but hey, you still had fun.

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>> According to Krugman, the paper is "a serious analysis of a ridiculous subject, which is of course the opposite of what is usual in economics."

So, if I understand correctly (as non-native English speaker), the usual in economics is: "ridiculous analysis of serious subject" ??

Yes that is the implication exactly.