It's better being an economist (but don't tell anyone)

被引：13

作者：

Freeman, RB ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Harvard Univ, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[2] Natl Bur Econ Res, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[3] Univ London London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, Ctr Econ Performance, London WC2A 2AE, England

来源：

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES | 1999年 / 13卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1257/jep.13.3.139

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper contrasts the job market in economics with the job market in physics and mathematics, which attract students who are, by conventional measures, smarter than economists and where the base of knowledge is better established than ours. Despite this, economists earn more and have better career prospects than physicists or mathematicians. The paper offers several reasons for our better economic prospects, ranging from lack of glamour attracting bright young people to the dismal science to our inability to solve important problems, which puts us higher up on the marginal product curve for basic research than these fields.

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页码：139 / 145

页数：7