Understanding Does Not Equal Predictability

James Hamilton:

It is sometimes argued that if economists really understand something, they should be able to  predict what will happen next. But oil prices are an interesting example (stock prices are another) of an economic variable which, if our theory is correct, we should be completely unable to predict.

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