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Passing on a passion for teaching

Passing on a passion for teaching

One of the great joys that comes from teaching is the chance to share your passions with your students. Whilst I’ve only taught for 18 months as an Associate of Teach For Australia, I’ve already had many such moments, where my passions have been absorbed and championed by

The wrong opinions of defunct economists

The wrong opinions of defunct economists

The Cambridge economist Arthur Pigou once dismissed the history of economic thought as the wrong opinions of dead economists. It might have been a bit short-sighted because when he went to that bliss point in the sky he, too, lost some validity. Actually, we still use his work today in

Economics: An elite subject soon only available in elite universities?

Economics: An elite subject soon only available in elite universities?

There are some alarming stories coming out of the UK about the state of academic economics there. It appears that economics is becoming an elite subject for elite UK universities. The relevant literature is listed below but a very accessible source is the London School of Economics and Political Science

Should you consider a career in academia?

Should you consider a career in academia?

This article was featured as part of Equilibrium 2013, our annual print publication. Consider the conventional pleasantry, so often delivered after exchanging names: “And what do you do?” I love my work, but this is not always a question that is easy to answer, particularly given the tendency for people