What Led Eminent Economists to Become Economists?

Autor/inn/en	Evans, Brent A.; Grimes, Paul W.; Becker, William E.
Titel	What Led Eminent Economists to Become Economists?
Quelle	In: Journal of Economic Education, 43 (2012) 1, S.83-98 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0485
DOI	10.1080/00220485.2012.636713
Schlagwörter	Economics; Professional Personnel; Career Choice; Influences; Economics Education; Student Recruitment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Volkswirtschaftslehre; Personalbestand; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Wirtschaftskunde
Abstract	The authors analyze the various factors that highly recognized economists cite as reasons for pursuing a career in economics. They obtained data for 62 of the 67 Nobel Laureates in economics and included another 22 prominent economists who have made significant contributions in economic research. The authors' basic quest was to discover how these economists first became interested in the subject, but the authors found little uniformity in the responses: No more than 33 percent of the economists indicated the same factor as contributing to their initial interest in economics. Approximately half of the economists entered college without an interest in the subject. The authors' findings are presented with the intent of informing academic economists and other educators seeking to improve recruitment and mentoring efforts of top students. (Contains 1 table and 19 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10