Experts and Epistemic Monopolies

摘要: In almost every corner of our private and public lives we rely on experts to advise us. This important species labor is getting increasing attention from economists, who are beginning learn how apply their tools assumptions the problem expertise. Under what conditions supply demand likely give us good advice? When expert failure more likely? Do entrepreneurs challenge existing expertise? Are they themselves? And if economists themselves experts, happens when turn skeptical gaze economic theory economist volume publishes papers given at third biennial Wirth Institute Conference Austrian Economics. It brings together a heterogeneous collection thinkers, some "Austrian" others not, critically engage experts. While mostly agreeing that there collected here approach issue variety often-complementary perspectives.