Title: Economics education from scratch: a view from post-communist Romania

Authors: Valentin Cojanu, Mariana Nicolae, Mircea Maniu

Addresses: Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Piata Romana 6, 010374 Bucuresti, Romania. ' Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Piata Romana 6, 010374 Bucuresti, Romania. ' Babes-Bolyai University, Strada Mihail Kogalniceanu 1, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Abstract: Two decades elapsed since economics had to replace Marxist political economy and be taught from scratch. This paper gives an account of the consequences and implications of this process in career advancement, research output, and teaching experiences for the economics community in Romania. Our study also parallels the proposed reforms with the international experience in the field of evaluating academic and research performance.

Keywords: pedagogy; economic reform; peer review; scientometrics; heterodoxy; Romania; post-communism; economics education.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPEE.2009.028972

International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education, 2009 Vol.1 No.1/2, pp.161 - 173

Published online: 16 Oct 2009 *

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