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Why have economists done so well in the British civil service?

Lewis Allan

Oxonomics: Oxford university economic studies2008https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-5209.2008.00022.xarticle
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Abstract: Economists are uniquely large in number and influence in the British civil service compared to other professionals. The significant number and influence of economists is a comparatively recent phenomenon, dating predominantly from the foundation of the Government Economic Service in 1964, with some roots in the Second World War. Reasons spanning from the role of economists as ‘arch‐rationalizers’ to the rise in influence of the Treasury are advanced to explain this development. It is noted that while economists have proliferated in Whitehall, they have yet to do so in Westminster.

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@article{lewis2008,
  title        = {{Why have economists done so well in the British civil service?}},
  author       = {Lewis Allan},
  journal      = {Oxonomics: Oxford university economic studies},
  year         = {2008},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-5209.2008.00022.x},
}

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0.34

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.00 × 0.4 = 0.00
M · momentum0.80 × 0.15 = 0.12
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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