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- Comments on Prof. Colander’s Paper, "What Should Turkish Economists Do and How Should They Do I...
Comments on Prof. Colander’s Paper, "What Should Turkish Economists Do and How Should They Do It?"
Authors : Recep Kök
Pages : 55-56
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Publication Date : 2013-09-01
Article Type : Other
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.Keywords : Economists, Universities, Economics