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...proposal called for a new course, which would have been taught by Barker Professor of Economics Stephen A. Marglin ’59, to replace the first semester of Ec 10. The class is currently taught by Baker Professor of Economics Martin S. Feldstein...
...while many students support the proposal and said that Feldstein is too biased in his presentation of the course, University President Lawrence H. Summers has said he feels that Feldstein actually takes a more objective stance in his work than Marglin...
...Marglin and students said they are not satisfied—because Ec 10 remains a curriculum staple...
...version that the Committee is suggesting I teach is not what the proposal called for at all,” Marglin said. “Most people taking Ec 10 do not pursue economics to a higher level, and offering such a course at any other level will not make sense...
...Marglin said it would be difficult to structure the course as a single-semester class, but that he plans to work with the Core office no matter what the outcome with economics department...