We can perhaps amend an old Ethiopian saying to read “absolutes are for infants and kings”. It is catechism worth remembering when arguing with liberal economists. For theirs is not a just sport. In fact, one should never mix … Continue reading
Category Archives: Greg Mankiw
The Rebel Letter to Mankiw and some thoughts on education in economics
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Yesterday I noted that 10 percent of Mankiw’s students walked out of his class to protest what they, rightly believed, to be a heavily biased introduction to economics. I think the students are right. Introductory courses are meant to introduce … Continue reading
Mankiw’s students walk out
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So about ten percent of Mankiw’s students figured out that Mankiw is a neoliberal. Harvard students should have known that by grade six. Better late then never I suppose. Tweet