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Naked Capitalism: How to Not Lose Friends and Alienate People When Learning Economics.

“The great irony and tragedy of ‘intro econ’ is that it is at its introductory level that economic theory is both most broadly consumed and most malignantly simplistic. In a recent study, economists at the University of Washington found there to be an “indoctrination effect” for non-majors who take an economics course: on average, they behave more selfishly and hold less regard for others after taking such a course.”

12/26/11 • 05:36 PM • Childhood • Economics • History • Scholarly • (3) Comments
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