Dergiler / Ekonomi-tek / 2013 / Cilt: 2 - Sayı: 3
Comments on Prof. Colander’s Paper, “What Should Turkish Economists Do and How Should They Do It?”
- Dergi
- Ekonomi-tek
- Sayfa
- 47–54
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Özet
Professor Colander’s highly topical assessment relies on his observations of Economics departments in the US. He aptly observes that departments and scholars in second-tier schools there may be more successful by focusing on topics/fields that are locally important instead of trying to be generalists, like the researchers in first-tier schools. In this way, they can transform themselves into top research and education institutions, each in a focused research area (as in the example of Oil Economics), and have their students and faculty sought after. I fully agree with this assessment.
Abstract
Professor Colander’s highly topical assessment relies on his observations of Economics departments in the US. He aptly observes that departments and scholars in second-tier schools there may be more successful by focusing on topics/fields that are locally important instead of trying to be generalists, like the researchers in first-tier schools. In this way, they can transform themselves into top research and education institutions, each in a focused research area (as in the example of Oil Economics), and have their students and faculty sought after. I fully agree with this assessment.