EconomicsToo

Few economics educators will have missed the December 2014 documentary by Aditya Chakrabortty on Radio 4 titled Teaching Economics after the Crash . It has likely been discussed in many an A level economics classroom, particularly with students eager to know more about their potential economics degrees...I know a couple of my classes watched it with interest and had many questions about their future economics degrees afterwards...  Unfortunately, few asked "Is what the documentary said actually true?" The documentary did lead to some fascinating discussions with both students and colleagues and whilst all found it enjoyable viewing, it was not particularly clear to enough students that it was a rather unfair and one-sided representation, and a portrayal that most economics degree courses do not typically deserve. I felt that its unbalanced nature could not only have negative consequences in terms of the selections some students made in terms of their future study...