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Much of these problems rely on the fact that the article’s sources are not neutral. The vast majority of the sources are either publications by the subject himself, obituaries, or CVs and promotional press releases. Neutral and independant secondary sources are very much needed. Only six refs (4, 5,
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The article does not achieve neutrality. Too much of its emphasis is about the achievements of the subject and the praise he has received. The article does not mention the reception of his work among his peers or the criticism the subject may have received. For a career economist who has introduced
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This passage is not sourced, and seems to contradict two standard narratives about the financial crisis, i.e. that the US government made the conscious choice to "save" the existing financial system rather than restructure it, and that its response was primarily engineered by the
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I don’t think this article is ready to qualify as a GA and I am going to boldly quick fail it, although I would understand if the author wanted a second opinion. I am commenting on the state of the article as of signature time, which can be retrieved
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As the chief economic advisor to President Bush, he joined the White House economic team that orchestrated the policy response to the financial crisis and that restructured the financial system. Lazear's team developed the
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18, 19, 28 and 38) out of 38 are secondary, neutral and are not obituaries. I see that Lazear’s paper are pretty high impact, so it should be easy to find reviews and secondary sources. An example would be
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seemingly new ideas, has been involved in the policy response to the financial crisis and had very distinct political leanings, it would be very surprising to me if the subject was universally praised.
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which provided the first rounds of economic stimuli intended to boost the United States economy in the face of unprecedented shocks to the financial and housing sectors.
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There are a number of "praises" that I was not able to verify in the cited sources. Examples include
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Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World
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trio. For instance, he is mentioned only once in the
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"Personnel Economics: Hiring and Incentives"
National Bureau of Economic Research
doi
10.3386/w15977
President George W. Bush
American Economic Review
§ Role during the financial crisis
Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
Bernanke
Geithner

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