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Economicwoman.com
That is the site address for a new blog on feminism and economics. Allison, the blogger, points us to a YouTube channel on feminist economics.
Here is Allison's advice for economics undergraduates; feel free to add to it in our comments section.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on May 15, 2008 at 12:17 PM in Economics, Education | Permalink
Comments
Thanks for the pointer. Math is crucial for graduate school; Mankiw provides an idea of which ones to take here and here's Rodrik's story about why math is essential for economics, the moral of which is:
[I]f you are smart enough to be a Nobel-prize winning economist maybe you can do without the math, but the rest of us mere mortals cannot. We need the math to make sure that we think straight--to ensure that our conclusions follow from our premises and that we haven't left loose ends hanging in our argument.I'd add to the interdisciplinary note: consider double/triple majoring (economics, finance and/or political science immediately comes to mind). On talking with your professors, especially the ones you're likely to ask for a letter of recommendation, why not work for them as a research assistant? As for ideas, discussing them stimulates the mind, shows a student's logic and ability to reason, and most importantly, helps cultivate a valuable relationship; asking whether something is on the exam likely signals that you're cramming, depending on when and how you ask the question.In other words, we use math not because we are smart, but because we are not smart enough. We are just smart enough to recognize that we are not smart enough. And this recognition, I tell our students, will set them apart from a lot of people out there with very strong opinions...
Posted by: Brian at May 15, 2008 6:26:24 PM
There's another feminist econoblog at:
http://thegspot.typepad.com/blog/
Posted by: Michael Greinecker at May 15, 2008 7:13:56 PM
Take grad classes (early).
Posted by: Kyle at May 15, 2008 10:35:48 PM
But, is she single?
Posted by: Jacqueline at May 16, 2008 3:27:06 AM
But, is she a "sameness" feminist or a "difference" feminist?
Posted by: enrique at May 16, 2008 1:29:17 PM
I'm probably going to major in economics, but my problem is...I can't do the math. Not that I am not capable, but it just doesn't interest me. I've found that abstract, pure math is just not my kind of thing - I love math when I can apply it to a problem of immediate consequence, but when I'm learning it as an abstract tool, I just can't be motivated to put the necessary work in. If there were a course like "Linear Algebra and Economics," I'd leap at it. But pure math by itself is somehow not as fun.
Posted by: johnleemk at May 16, 2008 4:12:48 PM
