Most contemporary economists accept neoclassical economics or mainstream economics.

They explain that contemporary economists like Joseph Schumpeter thought that deflation was a painful healing process.

This was, in the view of many contemporary economists, whose conclusions have subsequently been accepted by economic historians, too high.

It is safe to say that most contemporary economists do not take Weber's hypothesis, or any other culturalist theory of economic growth, seriously.

But instead of getting much guidance these days from contemporary economists, we need to turn to some of the giants from the past.

This view is currently held by contemporary economists of all mainstream schools of thought.

The second book which was a rebuttal of Say's law had little influence on contemporary economists.

"The Economic Contributions of David M. Gordon" in Leading contemporary economists : economics at the cutting edge.

They were applied in criticism of the work of contemporary economists, as well.

Paul Krugman (born 1953) is a contemporary economist.