[PEN-L:3849] Re: Teaching economics with Hall and Taylor vs "Truth"

[bill mitchell <ECWFM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Chris, did you ever try SOSKICE and CARLIN?  I used them two years.  They
>were too difficult for my students but for any student who could handle them
>I think that book is very good.


I agree with Mike here. H&T is a disaster when it comes to basic
post-k, or even (spare the thought) radical teaching.

Carlin and Soskice is very good on many issues and provides a framework
to extend in very nice ways. it is good for intermediate macro students
at the standard i teach. it does not have behavioural functions (Con, Inv), nor
does it have typical AD-AS analysis which in the latter case is a plus.

kind regards
bill
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