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The Making of a European Economist (Hardcover)
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The Making of a European Economist (Hardcover)
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David Colander's highly original and thought provoking book
considers ongoing changes in graduate European economics education.
Following up on his earlier classic studies of US graduate economic
education, he studies the 'economist production function' in which
universities take student 'raw material' and transform it into
economists, In doing so he provides insight into economists and
economics. He argues that until recently Europe had a different
'economist production function' than did the US; thus European
economists were different from their US counterparts. However, this
is now changing, and Colander suggests that the changes are not
necessarily for the best. Specifically, he suggests that in their
attempt to catch up with US programs, European economics is
undermining some of their strengths-strengths that could allow them
to leapfrog US economics in the future, and be the center of 21st
century economics. Student views on the ongoing changes and ensuing
difficulties are reported via surveys of, and interviews with,
students in global European graduate programs. The conclusion draws
broad policy implications from the study, and suggests a radically
different market approach to funding economic research that
Colander argues will help avoid the pitfalls into which European
economics is now falling. This unique and path-breaking book will
prove essential reading for economists, as well as academics,
students and researchers with a special interest in economics
education, the methodology of economics, or the history of economic
thought.
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