Why Teaching Economics Must Change in the Light of the Crisis

Synopsis

Diane Coyle, Managing Director of Enlightenment Economics, talks to Viv Davies about book ‘What’s the Use of Economics?: Teaching the Dismal Science After the Crisis’. They discuss what economists need to bring to their jobs and the way in which education in universities could be improved to fit economic graduates better for the real world. The interview was recorded in London on 22 September 2012. [10 minutes]

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2012

Subjects

Economics

Keywords

economics teaching; teaching; economic crisis

Online availability

URI

http://www.voxeu.org/vox-talks/why-teaching-economics-must-now-change-light-crisis

Price

free

Delivery

Streamed/Download

Credits

Contributor

Diane Coyle; Viv Davies

Production Company

Name

Vox

Web

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