At many times, and in many areas, economics has not meshed well with related disciples. That is to say, economists have frequently disagreed with other social scientists and historians. Along those lines, we have an interesting exchange that recently occured between Stephen Karlson (Ph.d in Econ) and Jonathan Rees (Ph.D. in History). And all over Wal-Mart, at that. I'll leave it to you to follow the discussion and comments at your leisure. Here's a discreet outline of how it went down:
Prof. Karlson asks his Microeconomics class a question about small business owners protesting Wal-Mart's entry. Prof. Rees thinks his question was unclear and his comments belittling of students. Prof. Karlson investigates and reponds. The exchange continues in the comments.
Note: I've known Prof. Karlson online for some time longer than I have known Prof. Rees (aka JRMonsterFodder), although I only permalink to the latter on this blog.
Posted by Kevin on October, 12 2005 at 10:14 AM
