*Who Thinks Like an Economist?... Note

Who Thinks Like an Economist?

That is the title of a recent book by Beatrice Magistro.  Some key results are: Economic knowledge consistently predicts higher support for welfare-enhancing policies (Eurozone membership, free trade, and EU immigration), independent on whether individuals stand to gain or lose initially from globalization.  This challenges conventional self-interest accounts and instead highlights the role of economic […]