1. An Academic Episode

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents vii
4. ONE. Mostly about Universities
5. 1. An Academic Episode 3
6. 2. Specialism: A Dissenting Opinion 10
7. 3. The National Commission as an Instrument of Controlled Impartiality 19
8. 4. The Economics of Conflict of Interest 26
9. 5. Stigler's First Law of Sympathy 31
10. 6. Festschriften 37
11. 7. The Conference Handbook 39
12. 8. A Sketch of the History of Truth in Teaching 43
13. 9. Meager Means and Noble Ends 51
14. 10. Freedom in the Academy 63
15. TWO. All about Economics
16. 11. Stigler's Law of Demand and Supply Elasticities 75
17. 12. On Scientific Writing 87
18. 13. How to Pass Examinations in Economics 93
19. 14. The Alarming Cost of Model Changes: A Case Study 100
20. 15. Elementary Economic Education 105
21. 16. The Case, if Any for Economic Literacy 118
22. 17. Wealth, and Possibly Liberty 135
23. 18. The Intellectual and the Marketplace 143
24. Sources and Acknowledgments. Index
25. Sources and Acknowledgments 161
26. Index 163