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CORE: The new economics syllabus preparing students for the real-world economy

10 May 2018

Wendy Carlin explains that while the textbook model of teaching economics is broken, there is an alternative, a new model that provides a way of thinking about how the economy as a whole works.

In this article for Prospect Magazine, Wendy Carlin explains that while the textbook model of teaching economics is broken, there is an alternative, a new model that provides a way of thinking about how the economy as a whole works.

 So maybe the critics and the defenders both have a point. And maybe, furthermore, they should equally welcome what has for the most part been missing from the “economics has failed” debate, namely an alternative.

Find out more about CORE: An open-access platform for anyone who wants to understand the economics of innovation, inequality, environmental sustainability, and more. 

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