tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735628051336217048.post5139520101429153785..comments2024-02-24T04:08:30.728-05:00Comments on MV=PQ: A Resource for Economic Educators: Our Own EdificationTim Schillinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159198592921510105noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735628051336217048.post-10463895473408242042008-11-30T10:06:00.000-05:002008-11-30T10:06:00.000-05:00I sympathize greatly. Even though AB has a politi...I sympathize greatly. Even though AB has a political point of view, I believe we try to keep the economics as clean as possible.<BR/><BR/>I use your illustrations in class.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>DanRdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285598945075456626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735628051336217048.post-60938477931591663702008-11-30T10:03:00.000-05:002008-11-30T10:03:00.000-05:00Yes. But so much is embedded in the conversation,...Yes. But so much is embedded in the conversation, especially as we watch Mankiw, Goolsby, Paulson, and others claim truth at times.Rdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285598945075456626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735628051336217048.post-18611075408470137992008-11-30T08:33:00.000-05:002008-11-30T08:33:00.000-05:00That's why I try focus on the economic concepts an...That's why I try focus on the economic concepts and try to avoid discussions of the political. My objective is to illustrate the concept. <BR/><BR/>As I've indicated, I don't think either political party (current or future administration) has a particularly strong record to run or an amazing claim to truth or morality - however we choose to define either of those terms.Tim Schillinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159198592921510105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735628051336217048.post-30039934728355769052008-11-28T08:31:00.000-05:002008-11-28T08:31:00.000-05:00I like the series in a quick look, although Kling ...I like the series in a quick look, although Kling has a definite point of view which must be kept in mind.<BR/><BR/>The definition of rational in economics is strangely limited and linear and quite narrow to begin with...see interviews from Sir Goldsmith 1994 in Congress from a recent AB post.<BR/><BR/>It is very hard in my classes to help students separate what is actually political from economic reasoning...I find that in the morass of indoctrination about polarizing (the bogeyman of free versus centralized, the silliness of belief in WTO rules versus protectionism, is quite difficult to get kids to un-learn first...)Rdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285598945075456626noreply@blogger.com