← Back to context Comment by 331c8c71 8 hours ago Imo the economics profession very much suffers from inferiority complex known as "physics envy". 5 comments 331c8c71 Reply JumpCrisscross 8 hours ago > economics profession very much suffers from inferiority complex known as "physics envy"You’re mixing up quantitative finance and economics. 331c8c71 8 hours ago Excuse me? Quant finance doesn't claim to be devising grand theories about how the world operates (is more akin to engineering). And when it does, any delineation from economics is moot. JumpCrisscross 8 hours ago > Quant finance doesn't claim to be devising grand theories about how the world operatesWhat do you base this on? 2 replies →
JumpCrisscross 8 hours ago > economics profession very much suffers from inferiority complex known as "physics envy"You’re mixing up quantitative finance and economics. 331c8c71 8 hours ago Excuse me? Quant finance doesn't claim to be devising grand theories about how the world operates (is more akin to engineering). And when it does, any delineation from economics is moot. JumpCrisscross 8 hours ago > Quant finance doesn't claim to be devising grand theories about how the world operatesWhat do you base this on? 2 replies →
331c8c71 8 hours ago Excuse me? Quant finance doesn't claim to be devising grand theories about how the world operates (is more akin to engineering). And when it does, any delineation from economics is moot. JumpCrisscross 8 hours ago > Quant finance doesn't claim to be devising grand theories about how the world operatesWhat do you base this on? 2 replies →
JumpCrisscross 8 hours ago > Quant finance doesn't claim to be devising grand theories about how the world operatesWhat do you base this on? 2 replies →
> economics profession very much suffers from inferiority complex known as "physics envy"
You’re mixing up quantitative finance and economics.
Excuse me? Quant finance doesn't claim to be devising grand theories about how the world operates (is more akin to engineering). And when it does, any delineation from economics is moot.
> Quant finance doesn't claim to be devising grand theories about how the world operates
What do you base this on?
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