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When Baker Professor of Economics Martin S. Feldstein ’61 took the helm of Ec 10 in 1984, he immediately eliminated the so-called “radical sections” that taught students Marxism alongside traditional economics...
...course head gives little indication that he wants to deviate from the model that Feldstein maintained over two decades, one that has firmly established Ec 10 as a Harvard institution...
With a new steward, Ec 10 is at a crossroads, as Mankiw has the opportunity to shift away from the well-worn path that Feldstein has set and move toward the drastically different approach that other colleges are taking to teach the principles of economics...
...Feldstein could not be reached for comment...
...entry, he excelled academically as an undergrad here, making Phi Beta Kappa his senior year. In 2003, he won the John Bates Clark Medal, awarded to the top American economist under age 40. Past winners include current Harvard faculty members Andrei Shleifer ’82, Martin S. Feldstein ’61, Dale W. Jorgenson, and Lawrence H. Summers...