Yet another what to choose...

drummerdude_07
Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:06:39 +0000

No way that the Chicago school of Econ –> unbalanced viewpoints. “Schools” of thought are generally named after only 3 to 5 people who happen to teach at the school. Chicago probably has 20-30 Econ profs, I would not think that “Chicago School” thinking was a good description for all of them, probably not even a majority. Also: would Columbia really be “balanced” or would it just be wholeheartedly left wing? I think everyone needs to remember that the VASTLY overwhelming number of departments are going to be almost completely run by liberals. At some of these schools, Democratic professors outnumber Republicans worse than 35 to 1. Being indoctrinated with right wing economics is really the LAST form of bias you should be worried about.