Replication data for: The Superiority of Economists
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Marion Fourcade; Etienne Ollion; Yann Algan
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Project Citation:
Fourcade, Marion, Ollion, Etienne, and Algan, Yann. Replication data for: The Superiority of Economists. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2015. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113945V1
Project Description
Summary:
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In this essay, we analyze the dominant position of economics within the network of the social
sciences in the United States. We begin by documenting the relative insularity of economics, using
bibliometric data. Next we analyze the tight management of the field from the top down, which
gives economics its characteristic hierarchical structure. Economists also distinguish themselves
from other social scientists through their much better material situation (many teach in business
schools, have external consulting activities), their more individualist worldviews, and their
confidence in their discipline's ability to fix
the world's problems. Taken together, these traits
constitute what we call the superiority of economists, where economists' objective supremacy is
intimately linked with their subjective sense of authority and entitlement. While this superiority
has certainly fueled economists' practical involvement and their considerable influence over the
economy, it has also exposed them more to conflicts of interests, political critique, even derision.
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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A11 Role of Economics; Role of Economists; Market for Economists
A22 Economic Education and Teaching of Economics: Undergraduate
I23 Higher Education; Research Institutions
J44 Professional Labor Markets; Occupational Licensing
A11 Role of Economics; Role of Economists; Market for Economists
A22 Economic Education and Teaching of Economics: Undergraduate
I23 Higher Education; Research Institutions
J44 Professional Labor Markets; Occupational Licensing
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