An observed discrepancy in the behaviour of Economics students and non-Economics ones in game theoretical experiments indicates that the former are more selfish. The prevalent explanation for this is that they are 'born economists' and thus self-select themselves into the discipline. This belief...

Following a stream of experimental results (e.g. Marwell and Ames 1981, Carter and Irons 1991, Frank et al. 1993, Yezer et al. 1996, Selten and Ockenfelds 1998, Frank and Schulze 2000, Frey and Meier 2002, Rubinstein 2006), it has become common to believe that economists are more selfish than...

The author describes his experience with the process of peer reviews by economists of economics departments. On the basis of roughly 20 reviews of departments in the public and private sectors over two decades, he discusses how the process works and what can be accomplished by it and identifies...

El presente artículo presenta un diagnóstico de la formación y desarrollo profesional de los econo- mistas egresados de la Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, a partir de 58 encuestas a exalumnos. Se contrasta dicha información con los requerimientos específicos que hace el mercado laboral a...

As part of the classical university, the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the University of Tartu in Estonia has excellent opportunities for offering academic economic education. Despite the long-standing tradition of teaching economics, it has been necessary in the past 15...

Most people believe economists are more selfish than noneconomists. The reasons for such belief and for the related moral condemnation of economists remain confused. Both charges and evidence are insufficient to support substantial judgements. Further elaboration would be welcome before drawing...

This paper investigates the standard economic paradigm as to the possibility for the agents to become revolutionaries, i.e., to develop the desire and effective action to overturn the prevailing social order. We take our cue from Amartya Sen’s remark that the Second Fundamental Theorem of...

The author describes his experience with the process of peer reviews by economists of economics departments. On the bases of roughly 20 reviews of departments in the public and private sectors over two decades, he discusses how the process works and what can be accomplished by it and identifies...

Only 19 per cent of academic staff in the Economics Department at Macquarie University are women, a proportion that has not improved over the last decade. We investigate the reasons for this gender imbalance, focusing particularly on why it is that few qualified women have applied for positions....

Modern antitrust litigation sometimes involves complex expert economic and econometric analysis. While this boom in the demand for economic analysis and expert testimony has clearly improved the welfare of economists—and schools offering basic economic training to judges—little is known...