>Saith Ian:
>>Isn't it more accurate to say that economists "bombard" one another
>>with useless theory driven facts because they [male bashing alert]
>>enjoy setting up arguments in order to try and win them? The term
>>academic ladder says it all. Productive dialogue/multilogue is
>>rare, esp. in the US 'cause the king of the hill model of
>>communication is so internalized.
>
>In my experience, most female academics have totally been
>acculturated. Maybe as the female/male ratio rises, the nature of
>academia will change, but I haven't seen that yet. Maybe I'm
>excessively pessimistic.
>
>Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine
I can only imagine more Deidre McCloskeys. Neo-classical elegance in
pumps, so to speak. The nature of Departments of Economics won't
change, but more professors will be more colorfully dressed.
Yoshie
