M.I.T. Charles Kindleberger's Ruminations on Professional Education, 1966 - Economics in the Rear-View Mirror

An essay prepared by economist Charles Kindleberger on problems of professional education presented at the 1966 M.I.T. Alumni Seminar.

Charles P. Kindleberger Today’s post was an absolute treat to prepare. It gives us an opportunity to rise above the tactical aspects of economics education (i.e. syllabi and exams) to consider issues of grand strategy in higher education. Charles Kindleberger was one of my professors in graduate school. Though I did take his course in European economic history, I must confess that I was not ready to absorb much of the intuition and wisdom that he tried to share with us. That said, my classmates and I very much respected his old-school, gentlemanly charm and deeply appreciated the scholar

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