Revenge of the economists

Having left full-time practice as a business economist more than two decades ago, David Rowe argues that the profession is poised for a resurgence

As many readers of this column know, I spent 13 years as a macro-econometric model builder and forecaster. In late 1986, I made a mid-career transition into financial risk management, eventually working at two large banks. For several years, I was a permanent attendee at the market risk committee of one of those banks. The two-hour agenda typically started with a scheduled 10-minute briefing by