Views among Economists: Professional Consensus or Point-Counterpoint?

To what degree do economists disagree about key economic questions? To provide evidence, we make use of the responses to a series of questions posed to a distinguished panel of economists put together by the Chicago School of Business. Based on our analysis, we find a broad consensus on these many different economic issues, particularly when the past economic literature on the question is large. Any differences are unrelated to observable characteristics of the Panel members, other than men being slightly more likely to express an opinion. These differences are idiosyncratic, with no support for liberal vs. conservative camps

Loss, Bereavement and Creativity: Meanings and Uses

Within the field of death and bereavement studies, the assumption that loss and bereavement provide the spur to creativity has become so widespread as to assume the status of a conventional wisdom. With this in mind, this article surveys the literature on the topic, extant, and contemporary, revealing its diffuseness as well as the multidisciplinary synergies produced by those working in disparate academic and clinical fields of practice. In so doing, the article explores what it means to be creative in the context of loss and bereavement, the potential for self-development and personal growth offered by creativity and loss, the theoretical premises linking creativity and loss, and the application and challenges for creative therapies in the institutional context of hospice and palliative car

Recueil de données sur le terrain dans le domaine des sciences sociales : expériences réalisées en Afrique et au Moyen Orient

Fondé sur une conférence tenue à Beyrouth, Liban, en décembre 1974Traduction de l'anglai

Field data collection in the social sciences : experiences in Africa and the Middle East

Meeting: Conference on Field Data Collection in the Social Sciences: Experiences in Africa and the Middle East, Dec. 1974, Beirut, L