Could Bob Solow Have Replaced Pythagoras? An Alternate Universe Where Economists Solve the Problem of Right-Triangles
4 Pages Posted: 18 Feb 2012
Date Written: February 16, 2012
Abstract
This essay demonstrates the full range and potential contributions economists have to offer many academic disciplines. We argue that in the absence of a formula which identifies the length of the hypotenuse on a right-triangle, known today as the Pythagorean theorem, economists would have eventually discovered it. In the absence of the traditional mathematical proof, chances are good that it would have become known as Solow's theorem, an equation which would have predicted the hypotenuse without residual.
Keywords: Economic Imperialism, Satire
JEL Classification: A11, N0
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Ross, Justin M. and Duncan, Denvil, Could Bob Solow Have Replaced Pythagoras? An Alternate Universe Where Economists Solve the Problem of Right-Triangles (February 16, 2012). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2006616 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2006616
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