Beginning Econ at UChicago?

CesareBorgia
Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:18:55 +0000

There is zero ideology in the classroom in the top 10 or so departments.



That’s not completely true. Yale and Brown come to mind. They are fairly Keynsian. Amongst the top 5 (econ) though, yes, it is neoclassical down the line. N.B. One must recognize that the choice of neoclassical economics is in fact an ideological choice.

The GSB is split between EMT and behavioural.



Is UChicago’s economics mostly the Chicago school still? Are there any Austrian economics or Keynesian economics there?



Nobody (reputable) really teaches Austrian economics. This is most probably because of its rejection of econometrics.