Hace unos días un colega (no economista) nos circuló este artículo. Pero en virtud de su título y de que seguramente el tema puede ser muy polémico, les comparto la liga por simple curiosidad. Sólo presento el resumen inicial y por si alguien está interesado en consultarlo y polemizar, les dejo la liga.
(seguramente mis amigos no economistas estarán en profundo desacuerdo...)
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Intelligence makes people think like economists: Evidence from the General
Social Survey
Bryan Caplan and Stephen C. Miller
Social Survey
Bryan Caplan and Stephen C. Miller
Abstract
Education is by far the strongest predictor of whether a non-economist will share the economic beliefs of the average economist. (Caplan, 2001) Is the effect of education as large as it seems? Or is education largely a proxy for cognitive ability? Using data from the General Social Survey (GSS), we show that the estimated effect of education sharply falls after controlling for intelligence. In fact, education is driven down to second place, and intelligence replaces it at the top of the list of variables that make people "think like economists." Thus, to a fair degree education is proxy for intelligence, though there are some areas—international economics in particular—where education still dominates. An important implication is that the political externalities of education may not be as large as they initially appear.
© 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
Education is by far the strongest predictor of whether a non-economist will share the economic beliefs of the average economist. (Caplan, 2001) Is the effect of education as large as it seems? Or is education largely a proxy for cognitive ability? Using data from the General Social Survey (GSS), we show that the estimated effect of education sharply falls after controlling for intelligence. In fact, education is driven down to second place, and intelligence replaces it at the top of the list of variables that make people "think like economists." Thus, to a fair degree education is proxy for intelligence, though there are some areas—international economics in particular—where education still dominates. An important implication is that the political externalities of education may not be as large as they initially appear.
© 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
1 comentario:
Saludos Profesor. Yo pregunto, como es que piensan los economistas? Yo tengo dos titulos (BA, MBA) de las mejores universidades de EEUU (The Farm, HBS), he tomado varios cursos en Economia (uno de Michael Boskin) y pieno casi diametericalmente opuesto a 90% de los economistas de Mexico. Yo creo en el Estado Benefactor, en un ISR alto, progresivo, para financiar este Estado Benefactor. Yo creo que el IVA debe ser rebajado un 50%, ya que es un impuesto que pega demasiado a la gente humilde. Yo creo que la falta de competenecia en TV abierta ha impactado negativamente en el desarollo politico y economico de Mexico (cuantos economistas que aparecen en los noticieros de Televisa o Azteca han dicho eso?). Yo creo que AMLO es el unico candidato que puede salvar a Mexico. Vuelvo a la pregunta. Pienso como los economistas de Mexico?
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