Talk:Joseph T. Salerno

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This article reads like a puff piece about an economist whose notability seems very dubious. Can we cut the stuff about his childhood views and include something concrete about major publications, contributions to the field and so on? JQ 20:26, 16 July 2007 (UTC)


 * I added a couple of items yesterday that better indicate his notability and area of influence. A Google Scholar search for "Joseph T. Salerno" returns 133 results, which of course is a number that is smaller than, say, what you get for "John Quiggan." :) I think Salerno is notable enough to be included in the encyclopedia, though, because his work has been cited by numerous other notable economists, including Nobel laureates like Buchanan, and because there are reliable, verifiable sources on which to base the article. If you or anyone else care to beat me to the punch in sifting through those Google Scholar results, I won't gripe too much. As for the childhood stuff, it is verifiable, and seemingly uncontroversial stuff. As I pointed out in an edit summary yesterday, the Notability guideline clearly states that notability guidelines do not directly limit article content. I agree that the article is lacking when it comes to serious examination of Salerno's contributions, and should be improved. I don't think the way to make that improvement is to remove verifiable biographical information. DickClarkMises 14:05, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Contributions to economics?
If Salerno is going to have a page as a notable "economist", I think some academic work (i.e. publications in peer-reviewed journals) reflecting his work/contributions in this regard should be cited and paraphrased. Right now, the article reads like a collection of his armchair musings on politics, philosophy, etc; this has nothing to do with work as an academic economist, for which he has been deemed notable. Steeletrap (talk) 02:45, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
 * This may be a candidate for AfD.  I don't see any evidence that he is functioning as a notable economist per the WP criteria.  SPECIFICO  talk  02:48, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid it may be a candidate for AfD if editors cannot find academically-respectable contributions to economics, made in peer-reviewed journals embracing mainstream (scientific) methodologies. Now, it is true that Salerno has published prolifically in "Mises Academy", "Mises.org", "Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics" (published by Mises Institute), "Journal of Libertarian Studies" (published by Mises institute), and LewRockwell.com (published by Mises Institute founder Lew Rockwell), but so also -- and far more prolifically -- has "Y2K economist" Gary North. Steeletrap (talk) 03:01, 1 June 2013 (UTC)