Should we be worried about the concentration of economics research in the Ivy League?
Great piece! Competition in the scholarship of Economics has similar effects as competition among the field's subjects: industrial competitors.
I agree, and I'll add another factor. Economists have good options outside academia. There are great potential researchers, born in these countries, who get filtered out of top universities but take private sector jobs.
Great piece! Competition in the scholarship of Economics has similar effects as competition among the field's subjects: industrial competitors.
I agree, and I'll add another factor. Economists have good options outside academia. There are great potential researchers, born in these countries, who get filtered out of top universities but take private sector jobs.