Talk:Joseph 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 [1], 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)