The opinions of economics majors before and after learning economics

被引：5
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作者：
Hammock, Michael R. [1 ]
Routon, P. Wesley [2 ]
Walker, Jay K. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Florida State Univ, Dept Econ, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
[2] Georgia Gwinnett Coll, Dept Econ, 1000 Univ Ctr Lane, Lawrenceville, GA 30043 USA
[3] Niagara Univ, Dept Econ, Lewiston, NY USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC EDUCATION | 2016年 / 47卷 / 01期
关键词：
Economics education; student opinions; social values; student views; economics major; EDUCATION; COOPERATION;
D O I：
10.1080/00220485.2015.1106927
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
Using longitudinal data on undergraduates from 463 American colleges and universities from 1994-99, the authors examine how majoring in economics affects student opinions on 13 social, political, and economic issues. Economics majors were found to begin and end their college tenure with differing opinions on several issues when compared to other majors, and studying economics was found to be related to changes in several opinions. On the whole, studying economics appeared to increase beliefs in favor of personal freedom and decrease support for government intervention in markets. However, the authors find little evidence that economics majors leave college more united on their opinions when compared to the general student population.
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页码：76 / 83
页数：8
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