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dismal science

noun

  1. the dismal science
    a name for economics coined by Thomas Carlyle
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Economics is often called the 鈥渄ismal science,鈥 and let me tell you, most of those messages were also pretty dismal.

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I鈥檒l inject some of my dismal science here: Saying that a recession is on the horizon doesn鈥檛 sound optimistic, but in a buyer鈥檚 housing market, there are some positives to recessions.

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If economics is "the dismal science," should we start calling polling "the abysmal science"?

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You'd think in the 21st century, practitioners of the dismal science would have found some way to control inflation other than putting people out of work.

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In a field sometimes derided as the 鈥渄ismal science,鈥 Dr. Bailey brought an infectious enthusiasm for economics and the ability of economists to shape society.

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