I would absolutely not lose my job over that and neither would anyone else. That's completely absurd.
Economists that dont support the concept of public goods are not going to be particularly well off at the moment which is why i say the concept is being used to gain power and influence. Its not about economics at all.
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What is that based on? I don't think you understand what you're talking about.
Most of us are never going to even discuss public goods in our research. There are plenty of avenues to succeed professionally as an economist, without endorsing the idea of public goods.
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