Re: economics students' attitudes

[Alex Campbell <ncesa1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

J. of Economic Perspectives
Winer 1996
Volume 10
No. 1
"Does Studying Economics Discourage Cooperation?" Yeser, Goldfarb and Poppen
with coment by Robert H. Frank, Gilovich, and Regan

Cheers!!

Alex

At 06:41 AM 10/7/97 -0700, Thad Williamson wrote:
>Dear Pen-L'rs,
>
>Does anyone have handy references or the actual data from studies showing
>that students who major in economics or in economics grad programs develop
>personal attitudes that mirror the theory of the rational calculating
>economic actor they are studying?
>
>For an upcoming presentation relevant to pomo stuff, I would like to make
>point that studying postmodernism can lead to self-reinforcing effects on
>outlook to world (despair, depoliticization, etc.) and use the economics
>stuff as parallel.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Thad
>Thad Williamson
>National Center for Economic and Security Alternatives (Washington)/
>Union Theological Seminary (New York)
>212-531-1935
>http://www.northcarolina.com/thad
>
>
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