"Economic history may well be dead as a subject studied in independent academic departments, as it was at universities in the 1970s. But as a subject that is needed as part of the study of economics and the making of public policy, economic history is—and should be—very much alive."
From The Economist:
"Economic history may well be dead as a subject studied in independent academic departments, as it was at universities in the 1970s. But as a subject that is needed as part of the study of economics and the making of public policy, economic history is—and should be—very much alive."
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Mark
2/16/2016 02:05:23 am
We are currently in a battle with our history department to keep our economic history course. With any luck, we will just lose the history general education credit tied to it.
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Brandon
2/16/2016 07:33:42 am
I hope that goes well! Keep me posted - I've been curious how departments are dealing with this.
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AuthorBrandon Dupont is an Associate Professor of Economics at Western Washington University. |