"The dismal science" nghĩa là gì?

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"The dismal science" = khoa học ảm đạm -> nghĩa là kinh tế học. 

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The title is an ironic (mỉa mai) reference to the fact that economics, once dubbed “the dismal science,” now offers prescriptions (quy định) for boosting happiness. Some of those answers are surprising — more money won’t bring more happiness, neither will economic growth, while babies turn out to be a mixed blessing.

Will it drive up the national debt to unsustainable levels? Cause inflation? Will people getting stimulus checks spend the money or park it in savings? Practitioners (người đang hành nghề) of "the dismal science" all have different answers.

Good ol’ supply and demand. Usually, the dismal science is way over my head. Not so much this: The more demand (nhu cầu) exceeds supply, the more upward pressure there will be on prices. To wit: The median national home listing price grew by 15.4% year over year in January to $346,000, according to Realtor.com’s January housing report.

He was a pioneer (tiên phong) in trying to use the dismal science to help liberate (giải phóng) African Americans from economic struggle. During the Great Depression, he headed Howard's economics department and revamped its curriculum.

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