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The Making of an Economist, Redux
David Colander
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Description for The Making of an Economist, Redux
Paperback. Shows what is happening in US economics PhD programs. By examining these programs, this book offers a view of economics. It also shows how much - and in what ways - the field has changed over the years. It includes interviews with students that describe what they think of their field and what graduate economics education is really like. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
Economists seem to be everywhere in the media these days. But what exactly do today's economists do? What and how are they taught? Updating David Colander and Arjo Klamer's classic The Making of an Economist, this book shows what is happening in elite U.S. economics Ph.D. programs. By examining these programs, Colander gives a view of cutting-edge economics--and a glimpse at its likely future. And by comparing economics education today to the findings of the original book, the new book shows how much--and in what ways--the field has changed over the past two decades. The original book led to a ... Read more
Economists seem to be everywhere in the media these days. But what exactly do today's economists do? What and how are they taught? Updating David Colander and Arjo Klamer's classic The Making of an Economist, this book shows what is happening in elite U.S. economics Ph.D. programs. By examining these programs, Colander gives a view of cutting-edge economics--and a glimpse at its likely future. And by comparing economics education today to the findings of the original book, the new book shows how much--and in what ways--the field has changed over the past two decades. The original book led to a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691138510
SKU
V9780691138510
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About David Colander
David Colander is Christian A. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Economics at Middlebury College. He is the author or editor of more than thirty books, including "Why Aren't Economists as Important as Garbagemen?", "The Lost Art of Economics", "Economics" (Irwin/McGraw-Hill), and "The Stories Economists Tell" (Irwin/McGraw-Hill).
Reviews for The Making of an Economist, Redux
"This work is an essential read for undergraduates considering graduate work in economics; it is also valuable reading for anyone interested in learning about what is being taught, and how it is being taught, at the top-ranked institutions in the field."
M.L. White, Choice "Will economics departments and bodies such as our own Royal Economic Society step up to the challenge ... Read more
M.L. White, Choice "Will economics departments and bodies such as our own Royal Economic Society step up to the challenge ... Read more