William Baumol Quote

In order for a writer to produce something which is original and correct, it is not absolutely necessary that his predecessors have been wrong.


William J. Baumol, "Baumol's Sales-Maximization Model: Reply." The American Economic Review 54.6 (1964): 1081-1081: Quoted in: Walid Marrouch, Essays on International Environmental Policy. Diss. 2009.


In order for a writer to produce something which is original and correct, it is not absolutely necessary that his predecessors have been wrong.

In order for a writer to produce something which is original and correct, it is not absolutely necessary that his predecessors have been wrong.

In order for a writer to produce something which is original and correct, it is not absolutely necessary that his predecessors have been wrong.

In order for a writer to produce something which is original and correct, it is not absolutely necessary that his predecessors have been wrong.