The Status and Prospects of the Economics Major

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John J. Siegfried · Vanderbilt University

Robin Bartlett · Denison University

W. Lee Hansen · University of Wisconsin–Madison

Allen C. Kelley · Duke University

Donald N. McCloskey · University of Iowa

Thomas H. Tietenberg · Colby College

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The objects, methods of instruction, content, and accomplishments of the undergraduate major in economics at institutions of higher education within the United States are discussed. Recommendations are provided for teaching students to “think like economists.”

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Innovations in Educational Methods Economic Theory and Institutions

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Published in: The Journal of Economic Education

Volume 22, Issue 3, pp. 197-224

DOI: 10.1080/00220485.1991.10844710

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