Academic Snobbery and the Prospects for Heterodox Economics

Abstract

How healthy is heterodox economics? As contributions to an answer, this article provides bibliometric evidence about its current status in universities of varying ranks. It also offers Veblenian insights into publishing by professors. On these bases, it suggests plausible ways for heterodox economics to improve upon its standing, based on its topical and ethical advantages.

Keywords:

• snobbery
• elites
• heterodox economics
• universities
• Thorstein Veblen

JEL Classification Codes:

• B52
• I23
• Z13

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.

Notes

1 https://haas.berkeley.edu/faculty/tyson-laura/

Additional information

Notes on contributors

Alex Stewart

Alex Stewart is on the Faculty of Business Administration at the Memorial University of Newfoundland.