First. my stake in the game: I consider myself an economist … at heart and by schooling … majored in econ … grad work in applied econ … worked for awhile doing econometrics.
Econ still permeates my marketing strategy work.
So, I was naturally drawn by an article in the UK Independent:
“Fraudster fools a whole nation: Portuguese economics pundit exposed as conman.”
Just looking at this dude has gotta set off some alarm bells …
Here’s the story and my take on the question ….
