Graduate Work in Economics
The two following premises are offered as a basis for the discussion which follows: A. Economics as a science has not had a development during the past fifty years which is commensurate with the attention which has been given to it, as this interest expresses itself in the large number of educational institutions which give it a place in the curriculum, the large number of courses offered, and the remarkable increase in the number of students who pursue it as a subject of study in both the undergraduate and the graduate departments of these educational institutions. B. Nor do economists exercise an influence on public thinking and economic policies of the nation, as expressed in legislation and business conduct, which is proportionate to the numbers who are supposed to be trained in correct economic thinking. Even the comparatively new and twilight-zone science of sociology, for whose followers the economist frequently has scientific indifference, is exercising more influence in social and economic conduct and policies than is economics. The same situation is found in reference to political science.
- DOI
- 10.1086/252925
- Volume
- 25 (1)
- Pages
- 41-47
- Language
- en
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