Economy

I have applied for hundreds and hundreds of jobs in my field over the past two years to no avail — in spite of more than 30 years of experience. I should say “because of” rather than “in spite of” since for most positions my experience works against me. I have found that there exists almost no possibilities between my last good position (I was making $65,000 with good benefits) and the crappy hourly positions I’ve been forced to take the past year.

Do economics departments exclude diverse perspectives and fail to foster critical thinking skills? A dozen prominent economists confront the charge.

Economics departments: limited range of courses at the advanced level; reliance on "chalk-and-talk" pedagogy.

Our re-imagining economics education series turns to the questions of how to broaden advanced course offerings and how to go beyond "chalk-and-talk" teaching methods. Could Marx have a place in a traditional Labor Economics course? One TCU professor thinks so. Another suggestion: have students play "math charades" on the first day of class to convey the strengths and weaknesses of a modeling approach.

Critics of status quo identify range of options to transform intro and intermediate curriculum away from current narrow focus.

Readers respond to beginning of Remapping Debate series on the narrowness of economics education at most schools.

Economics education in profound conflict with the philosophy of a liberal education. Part 3 of our series.

Though presented to students as "value-free," neoclassical economics is a cheerleader for free markets.