Do Great Economists Make Great Teachers? – George Stigler as a Dissertation Supervisor

Craig Freedman (cfreedman@efs.mq.edu.au)
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Craig Freedman: Department of Economics, Macquarie University

No 109, Research Papers from Macquarie University, Department of Economics

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

Keywords: Stigler; Teaching economics; Supervising dissertations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A2 B3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12 pages.
Date: 2001-09
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