JMMaok, 2 months ago

@impactology

Yes, teaching economics from the starting point of perfect competition.

impactology, 2 months ago

@JMMaok oh wow didn't know you taught economics

impactology, 2 months ago

@JMMaok So theories of heteredox and post-keynesian folks?

Elinor ostrom, Joan Robinson, Frederic S Lee, Piero Sraffa, JK Gibson-Graham?

JMMaok, 2 months ago

@impactology

I taught in a very applied context, economics for public administration and policy. So I’m mainly referring to how the CORE economics curriculum (which we discussed before, I think) starts with markets with some market power. This is in contrast with every other economics textbook I encountered, which start with perfect competition. Asking students to set aside the many market failures they already know well from lived experience. 1/2

impactology, 2 months ago

@JMMaok > Asking students to set aside the many market failures they already know well from lived experience.

Ah best approach actually

JMMaok, 2 months ago

@impactology

🤨 Not sure how you meant that.

As it plays out in the US, starting from perfect competition is usually a wealthy white man authoritatively telling others to disregard their lived experience, and it is a fairly violent part of teaching economics. Asking people to start from a position where markets don't have asymmetric information, power differentials, externalities, etc. turns a lot of people off of economics, no matter how it might simplify the math or narrative. 1/2

impactology, 2 months ago

@JMMaok Sorry I was jogging when I read your message and misread it as asking students about their lived experience of market failures and contrasting that with mainstream econ theories 😅

impactology, 2 months ago

a project where you intentionally designed something to challenge or question established norms?