questions about econ department in oberlin...

noir.stork
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:05:37 +0000

I think there’s an earlier thread about econ, but here’s my bit:
It’s practical. The Econ classes wax more towards the intricacies of how markets work and practical issues more than economic theory. There’s a new entrepreneurship focus at Oberlin which brings in a huge number of speakers from the business sector who give amazing presentations on how to apply the liberal arts degree to the financial and larger world. The school gives a way a bunch of money to new entrepreneurs to start their own venture.
And of course, there are the classes on micro, macro, econometrics, accounting, public policy and happiness… the course offerings are pretty cool, the profs are engaged and classes are awesome.
There are also a lot of crossover courses within Politics. In general, most social science classes (History, Contemporary American Studies, Gender and Women’s Studies etc) cover aspects of economics- from class to econ theory. I took a class on East Asian Political Economies , and one on Revolutions- both talked about economic trends as much as public policy.

I hope that made sense. Do you have any specific questions?