David Colander, an advocate of complexity economics, argues that the ideas of heterodox economists are now being discussed in the mainstream without mention of the heterodox economists, because the tools to analyze institutions, uncertainty, and other factors have now been developed by the mainstream.
Teorihistorikeren David Colander nævner, at flere traditionelt heterodokse ideer nu diskuteres i mainstream-økonomi uden at nævne de heterodokse økonomer, fordi redskaberne til at analysere institutioner, usikkerhed og andre faktorer nu er blevet udviklet af mainstream-økonomerne.