tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post113193225426993093..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: GM in troubleDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-60091986067361189532008-10-13T05:14:00.000-06:002008-10-13T05:14:00.000-06:00its because of all the been counters that causes t...its because of all the been counters that causes these problems in the first place and not listerning to the people on the front line that know what worksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1134079978100548762005-12-08T15:12:00.000-07:002005-12-08T15:12:00.000-07:00Kinda catty, don't you think? Especially given the...Kinda catty, don't you think? Especially given the expertise in other business fields at forecasting the past rather than the future.<BR/><BR/>GM doesn't need economists now. They need economists to be sent back in time to talk to their managers about the incentives they are setting up. GM's healthcare cost problems go back to poor negotiating decades ago.Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1132011799744856482005-11-14T16:43:00.000-07:002005-11-14T16:43:00.000-07:00I don't think that economists would help much. Mos...I don't think that economists would help much. Most of their forecasts are about as useful as used toilet paper. You know why economists are here? To make the weather man look good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com