Our evil twin, Orgs and Markets, covers the Inside Higher Ed article that discusses how some sociologists have econ envy, an article that generated a bit of chuckling. And I can’t blame them: sociologists do have econ-envy. It’s a bigger, more prestigious field that has a lot of policy influence. Peter even cited examples where economists were responsible for eliminating sociology programs (Washington, Rochester), but, to my knowledge, no economics program at a major university has ever been eliminated.
When it comes to policy, I’ll side just a little bit with economists who poo-poohed the sociologists. If it’s something like setting interest rates, or the technical issues of taxation, I think we should get our advice from people who study the topic for a living. At the same time, sociologists should really stand up for themselves. Sociology is a discipline that’s contributed a great deal to our culture, often…
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