| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 363 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction / Alessandro Lanteri and Jack Vromen -- Part I. The Institutional Setting of Academic Economics: 1. The culture of academic economics / Arjo Klamer ; 2. The construction of a global profession: the transnationalization of economics / Marion Fourcade ; 3. Academic rankings between the "republic of Science" and "new public management" / Margit Osterloh and Bruno S Frey ; 4. Gatekeepers of economics: the network of editorial boards in economic journals / Alberto Baccini and Lucio Barabesi -- Part II. The Individual Incentives of Professional Economists: 5. Can European economics compete with U.S. economics? And should it? / David Colander ; 6. Career patterns of economics Ph. D.s: a decade of outcomes for the class of 1997 / Wendy Stock and John Siegfried ; 7. Scientific norms and the values of economists: the case of priority fights in economics / Wade Hands -- Part III. Challenges and Solutions: 8. Why economics is on the wrong track / Deirdre McCloskey ; 9. Do we try to teach our students too much? / Robert Frank; 10. The perils of narrative teaching in economics Jack Vromen; 11. Academic women's careers in the social sciences / Donna Ginther and Shulamit Kahn ; 12. Ought (only) economists to defect? Stereotypes, identity, and the prisoner dilemma / Alessandro Lanteri and Salvatore Rizzello ; 13. The financial crisis and the systemic failure of academic economics / David Colander, Hans Follmer, Armin Haas, Michael Goldberg, Katarina Juselius, Alan Kirman, Thomas Lux and Brigitte Sloth -- Index |
| Summary |
Leading scholars investigate the profession of academic economics, with a focus on the intellectual environment and incentives for economic research |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Economics -- Research.
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Economics -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
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Economics -- Research
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Economics -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lanteri, Alessandro.
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Vromen, Jack J., 1958-
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| ISBN |
9781139059145 |
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1139059149 |
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9781316003527 |
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1316003523 |
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9781316008027 |
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1316008029 |
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