Do great economists make great teachers?: George Stigler as a dissertation supervisor

Craig Freedman

doi:10.1080/00220480309595221

Do great economists make great teachers?

George Stigler as a dissertation supervisor

Craig Freedman^*

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Department of Economics

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Abstract

An examination of George Stigler's teaching career clarifies the requirements for an effective teacher of graduate economics and especially sheds light on the nature of the supervision of doctoral candidates. The heterogeneous composition of graduate students in aggregate means that quite distinct approaches can prove to be equally successful.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	282-290
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Economic Education
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00220480309595221
Publication status	Published - Jun 2003

Keywords

Stigler
Supervising dissertations
Teaching economics

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