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Treasury needs more than just more economists

Is the Treasury up to the job as the lead economic adviser when the next economic crisis comes, as it inevitably will?

Eric Crampton
Tue, 21 Aug 2018

I noted a few problems in the Treasury’s staffing in my column a fortnight ago. 

Among staff whose qualifications are known working as analysts, senior analysts, principal advisors and senior managers, economists are in the minority.

 It would be ridiculous for every analyst at Treasury to

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Eric Crampton
Tue, 21 Aug 2018
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