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		EA-3167 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Congestion pricing in Manhattan is a predictable s... While I support congestion pricing, I will say that The Economist is most notable these days a negative oracle: whatever it predicts, the opposite will happen.

bryanlarsen 7 months ago | [–]

Examples? Counter-example: the Economist predicted the 2007 sub-prime crisis and housing price crash.

ch4s3 7 months ago | | [–]

They were spot on about post covid stimulus fueling inflation.

EGreg 7 months ago | | [–]

The Jim Cramer of macroeconomics? :)

tekla 7 months ago | [–]

Such as?

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