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It is somewhat common for heterodox economists to come to the defense of neoclassical microeconomic theory. This is due … to many reasons, but perhaps the commonest one is ignorance. It seems that most heterodox economists are not aware of the …
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current economic issues. This has implications for the acceptance of economic policy since these economists are apt to uphold … the interests of their employer. In contrast, academic economists suffer from a lack of recognition and reach in the media … generation of academic economists, in contrast to previous generations, is becoming reticent on matters of public policy. …
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We analyze the drivers of the size of the audience and number of questions asked in parallel sessions at the annual conference of the German Economics Association. We find that the location of the presentation is at least as important for the number of academics attending a talk as the combined...
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Updating the study by Seiler and Wohlrabe (2013) we use archetypoid analysis to classify top economists. The approach … from 776 top economists we identify four archetypoids. These types represent solid, low, top and diligent performer. Each …
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A number of studies discuss whether and how economists differ from other disciplines in the amount that they contribute …
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The focus of this paper is on a very specific aspect of the 'internationally-organized machine' of economics, namely the evolution and location of the top PhD programmes which underlie the profession. The first part of the paper provides an overview narrative of the historical evolution of PhD...
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male and female economists. We conduct an online survey among early-career economics faculty of top 50 institutions …
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Updating the study by Seiler and Wohlrabe (2013) we use archetypoid analysis to classify top economists. The approach … from 776 top economists we identify four archetypoids. These types represent solid, low, top and diligent performer. Each …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012657922
The paper investigates historical aspects of the formation of the scientific community of economists in Brazil, taking … a couple of remarkably influential economists. …
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This paper asks whether history should change the way in which economists and economic historians think about populism …. Second, there is no necessary relationship between populism and anti-globalization sentiment. Third, economists have …
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