European University Institute Library

How economics professors can stop failing us, the discipline at a crossroads, Steven Payson

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

How economics professors can stop failing us

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Steven Payson

the discipline at a crossroads

This book provides an eye-opening exposé on economics professors that will surely shock anyone who is not familiar with the topic, and even some of those who are familiar with it. It is critical of the behavior of economics professors, but is not critical of the field of economics itself. In fact, the book argues that it is essential for economics professors to improve in the work they perform, precisely because of the vital importance of their field. Other books that criticize economics professors typically present complex arguments that interest only the most advanced scholars. However, this book is completely different. It is written to be understandable to anyone who has with an interest in economics, regardless of their background. At the same time, the book does include the most relevant scholarly arguments-it just presents them in a manner that allows anyone to understand them. Also unlike other books on economics, How Economics Professors Can Stop Failing Us is written in the context of a genuine exposé. As such, it ventures "backstage" behind the "show business" that has dominated the profession, revealing the profession’s deep, dark, (and at times rather ugly) secrets. The book is able to do this by having an author who has experienced first- hand, studied, and written on this topic area for over three decades, who has organized training seminars on it, and who has served for over a decade as the Executive Director of the Association for Integrity and Responsible Leadership in Economics. --, Provided by publisher

Acknowledgments -- No, this is not a joke -- Why does theoretical economic literature exist? -- What allows "literature-only" theoretical discourse to exist? -- How the game is played -- The quest for honest truth in economic science -- The effects of electronic files, citation counts, and bibliometric databases -- Scholarship, though beautiful, cannot save the academic economics profession -- Academic economics at its dumbest and ugliest -- Violations of professional ethics, whether by ignorance or intent -- Product evolution and a personal story -- Conclusion: what must be done in academic economics -- Bibliography -- About the author