But I do worry that the Barro offer sends the wrong signals to younger economists--that by telling them the profession still insists on the appearance of superstardom , that it only values home runs when we really ought to be looking for a solid series of base hits , it will encourage what is already a disturbing propensity to favor attention-grabbing showmanship at the expense of deeper , more time-consuming work .
I think about what Barro tells young economists all the time .