Liberal Arts or Business: Does the Location of the Economics Department Alter the Major?

The authors examine whether the administrative location of an economics department in a business versus liberal arts school alters the character of the economics program provided to undergraduate majors. To test this hypothesis, they constructed a curricular character index (CCI) based on a detailed...

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Published in:The Journal of economic education 2001-01, Vol.32 (1), p.18-35
Main Authors: Dean, David H., Dolan, Robert C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business Administration Education
Business Schools
College Curriculum
Colleges
Comparative Analysis
Curricula
Economic indices
economics curriculum
Economics Education
Educational administration
Higher Education
Institutional Characteristics
Liberal Arts
Liberal arts education
Organizational Climate
Research in Economic Education
School business administration
Tuition
Universities
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Summary:The authors examine whether the administrative location of an economics department in a business versus liberal arts school alters the character of the economics program provided to undergraduate majors. To test this hypothesis, they constructed a curricular character index (CCI) based on a detailed accounting of assorted dimensions of an economics major. The CCI served as the dependent variable in a regression model that controlled for other institutional attributes that could influence curricular character. The sample of 148 primarily undergraduate institutions was selected to impose some semblance of a ceteris paribus environment. Contrary to earlier findings, the empirical results strongly indicate that the administrative location of an economics department in business versus liberal arts schools significantly changes the character of the program offered to majors.
ISSN:0022-0485
2152-4068
DOI:10.1080/00220480109595167