Repensar la enseñanza de la economía ante los retos del siglo XXI
- Cristina Miragaya-Casillas 1
- Raimundo Aguayo-Estremera 2
- Alberto Ruiz-Villaverde 2
- 1 Universidad de Granada, España
- 2 Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España
ISSN: 0719-4706
Year of publication: 2021
Issue Title: Soberanía Monetaria y Green Deal Universidad de Extremadura
Volume: 8
Issue: 9
Pages: 168-176
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista Inclusiones: Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales
Abstract
The economic effects that threaten climate change and inequality highlight the need to change the way society thinks about our relationships as a community. This is why there is an interest in rethinking the criteria in the way of thinking of the next generations of economists. This situation is due, in part, to the fact that in the teaching of economics there is an open debate on whether students act promoted by the pursuit of self-interest, being behaviors typical of the neoclassical paradigm proposed in its economic models. In this paper, a systematic review of the literature is carried out with the aim of contrasting whether these behavioral patterns exist in the university community and whether, therefore, it would be necessary to rethink the economic training received by university students. Future professionals will be primarily responsible for guiding the social and economic programs of society. Therefore, these behavioral patterns can be considered counterproductive and a limitation in the ability to face the challenges of the 21st century.