Economics 101, at least as it is commonly taught, does tremendous damage.https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/839258500177997824 …
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Replying to @HeerJeet
I agree. Most students come away from 101 mistakenly thinking market failure means "failure to do what I want."
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Replying to @FranklinH3000
I don't think this is true I don't think this is how econ 101 is actually taught do you have data? O.o
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Replying to @eigenrobot
It's not about how it's taught; it's about how it's received.
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Replying to @FranklinH3000
I'm v interested in understanding what you're getting at--may I ask you to expand a bit, + maybe say why econ stands out?
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Replying to @eigenrobot
I'm not sure econ does stand out, except perhaps insofar as some of its conclusions might be seen as counter-intuitive.
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Replying to @FranklinH3000
I mean, people come though biology thinking they understand natural selection, too, but anecdotally they don't seem to.
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Replying to @FranklinH3000
heh. was going to suggest maybe you/jeet were being hard on econ, but maybe the real answer is that pretty generally . . .
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mass education does more harm than good by instilling false confidence 90% of UGs really don't learn much in class :(
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Replying to @eigenrobot
I have a poli sci degree and barely recall anything from my classes. Good thing I read a lot on my own.
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