Mark Blaug Professions : Economist Born : April 3, 1927 Died : November 18, 2011 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Mark Blaug Modern economics is sick. Economics has increasingly become an intellectual game played for its own sake and not for its practical consequences for understanding the economic world. Economists have converted the subject into a sort of social mathematics in which analytical rigour is everything and practical relevance is nothing. Mark Blaug sick understanding games Similar Authors Bryan Caplan economist Burton Malkiel economist Bruno Frey economist Brian Wesbury economist Branko Milanovic economist Andrew Samwick economist All Authors