/biz/ - Business & Finance

See, here's my fundamental confusion. Keynesian economics is the predominant theory today, it's taught in basically ever university and the vast majority of economists are Keynesian. I am admittedly biased, I want Austrian economics to be true because I am highly distrustful of politicians and government, but it is more important than anything that I find the truth and be fair and honest with myself so I can find the actual facts of which economic theory is true and more based on reality. Now from what I know, apparently Keynesian economics has far more models to work with than Austrian economics, and additionally Keynesian economics advocates for far more state intervention in the economy. But this presents a dilemma, because while it's possible that Keynesianism is the predominant theory because it is correct, it is also possible that it is the predominant theory because economists need Keynesianism to justify their jobs (nobody needs an legion of economists telling you to not interfere with the economy after all). So it's a difficult quandary for me to get over, and admittedly one that I am far too undereducated to properly understand.