[mrozel]

I get tired of 'blame economist' articles. They're almost always cheap and circumstantial. People often forget that Economics is considered a philosophy and not a science. Sure, its great for coming up with ideas and theories but with this perspective would never put your faith into it like you would STEM.

[jhbadger]

The whole reason for the 1968 creation of the "Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel" (misleadingly often referred to as the Economics Nobel Prize, although Nobel had nothing to do with its creation) is to make the public think that it is a science on par with physics, physiology/medicine and chemistry, though.

[sprafa]

Absolutely, but politicians use it as if it was scientifically reliable

[Agathos]

Politicians ignore economists unless and until they happen to propose something politically convenient.

[sprafa]

Also true

[yesenadam]

I've never heard (let alone forgotten) that 'Economics is considered a philosophy', whatever that might mean.

Wikipedia: "Economics is the social science that studies..."