Is the economics profession “stuck in a kind of Nash equilibrium”?

When it comes to climate change and research related to what many consider to be the most pressing issue of our times, the economics profession appears to have its head in the sand. Based on a 2019 study of leading journals of economics, only a handful of articles have been published related to climate change.…Continue reading Is the economics profession “stuck in a kind of Nash equilibrium”?

Re: Critical thinking in economics classrooms.

Assessing critical thinking skills at the post-secondary level of education has long been on the radar of educators. After several decades, however, despite valiant attempts by many, outcomes don’t appear to be matching the efforts. While nearly ten years old, the book, Academically Adrift, published in 2011 by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa, showed that little…Continue reading Re: Critical thinking in economics classrooms.