That's true. I was overly harsh on the theory side here, or perhaps too general.
The risk comes from when theory and ideology guide the field and results as, I'd argue, is largely the case for the prominent neoliberal paradigm.
I think the orthodox economists of today (excluding that school probably) have a much better balance of theory and real world observations.
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