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Do Great Economists Make Great Teachers? – George Stigler as a Dissertation Supervisor

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Craig Freedman () (Department of Economics, Macquarie University)
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Examining George Stigler's teaching career clarifies the requirements for an effective teacher of graduate economics and especially sheds light on the nature of Ph.D. supervision. The heterogeneous composition of graduate students in aggregate means that quite distinct approaches can prove to be equally successful.

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Paper provided by Macquarie University, Department of Economics in its series Research Papers with number 0109.

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Date of creation: Sep 2001
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Keywords: Stigler Teaching economics Supervising dissertations

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A2 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economics Education and Teaching of Economics
B3 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Thought: Individuals

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  1. William E. Becker, 1997. "Teaching Economics to Undergraduates," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 35(3), pages 1347-1373, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Bernard Saffran, 2001. "Recommendations for Further Reading," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 15(4), pages 209-217, Fall. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Colander, David & Klamer, Arjo, 1987. "The Making of an Economist," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 1(2), pages 95-111, Fall. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  4. Friedland, Claire, 1993. "On Stigler and Stiglerisms," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 101(5), pages 780-83, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  5. Sowell, Thomas, 1993. "A Student's Eye View of George Stigler," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 101(5), pages 784-92, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  6. Colander, David, 1993. "The Lost Art of Economics: Response," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 7(3), pages 213-15, Summer.
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