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A note on ‘The coherence and relevance of CORE Econ’s new benchmark model’

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  • Frank D. Tinari

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This note offers a critique of the recent article by Bowles and Carlin (2023) in the Symposium on the CORE Econ Project published in this journal. It suggests that the CORE program has lost a clear focus on the purpose of introductory economics as an academic subject and the purpose of a functioning economy. Instead, the CORE’s approach gets lost in technicalities and novelties best tailored for students choosing to major in economics. For the average college student taking a course in the subject as a curriculum requirement, a simpler approach is required and beginning students need to get the basics down before venturing into the kind of research mode that CORE Econ is more suited to supporting.

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  • Frank D. Tinari, 2025. "A note on ‘The coherence and relevance of CORE Econ’s new benchmark model’," Advances in Economics Education, Edward Elgar Publishing, vol. 4(1), pages 45-46, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:aeejrn:v:4:y:2025:i:1:p45-46
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    Keywords

    Introductory economics; CORE Econ; Economics curriculum;
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    JEL classification:

    • A20 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - General
    • A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate
    • B40 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - General

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