That's what I meant. ;-) > The real problem with grade inflation is not the reduction in > information that might be used by employers. As with regular inflation, > the real problem is that grade inflation is not uniform - some > departments and some professors are more subject to inflation than > others. In particular, grade inflation tends to be much worse the > softer the science: grades are almost always significantly higher in > art, cultural anthropology, and english than in math, physics and > economics, for example. And within departments it is well known that > some professors grade easier than others. > > The effect of this is to draw students away from math, science and > economics and towards the softer social sciences. Similarly, within > departments students are drawn away from harder graders and towards > softer graders. Budgets go where students go! Thus grade inflation > causes a *misallocation of resources* (measured in student time or in > budgets.) > > Alex > -- > Dr. Alexander Tabarrok > Vice President and Director of Research > The Independent Institute > 100 Swan Way > Oakland, CA, 94621-1428 > Tel. 510-632-1366, FAX: 510-568-6040 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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