The economics expert with no degree

[Steve Alexander]

AOC is rumored to have a degree in economics. She claims to be an expert in Milton Keynes.

That's hilarious! Milton Friedman and Maynard Keynes! Well done.

 

[apdxyk]

That's hilarious! Milton Friedman and Maynard Keynes! Well done.

Exactly her words:"Milton Keynes". He simply quoted this gem.

 

[garryabrhamm]

Change is the end result of all true learning.
Learning doesnt have to be through degree

 

[SunTrader]

I would be embarrassed making that flub.

Then again, although I will never stop being proud of being an American, for the last 3+ plus I've been embarrrrrrrrassed how CombOver Orangeman has run this country .... into the ground.

 

[Same Lazy Element]

I would be embarrassed making that flub.

I suspect she was (IIRC, she right away admitted that she was wrong) but there is no reason for her to dwell on it and it's a mistake that plenty of people can make. For example, I do not remember the first names of Ito, Black, Scholes et al despite their work being a cornerstone of my professional life.

PS. It would have been very cool if Black (of the Black-Scholes fame) would have collaborated with White (who created the Hull-White model) - we'd have a Black and White model to talk about

 

[ironchef]

PS. It would have been very cool if Black (of the Black-Scholes fame) would have collaborated with White (who created the Hull-White model) - we'd have a Black and White model to talk about

Of course. And the model is based on Brownian motion, so we should add Robert Brown's name to it and call it the Black White and Brown option pricing model. Now we are politically correct.