Economics is often used in literary studies, but rarely free market economics. Austrian economics, with its emphasis on subjective value (Menger), human action (Mises), spontaneous order and knowledge (Hayek), and entrepreneurship (Kirzner), seems a particularly fruitful source of ideas for literary studies.
Thanks for the shout out Troy! The F&P Academy also wants to acknowledge our debt to the Fraser Institute which developed the annual Economic Freedom of the World Index -- almost three decades of empirical data showing the relationship between the levels of economic freedom in a country and its prosperity. We are creating high school curriculum around the Index's 42 measurements to be used not just in Econ classes, but Social Studies, Sciences -- and yes, even English classes. Pretty exciting stuff really.
Thanks for the shout out Troy! The F&P Academy also wants to acknowledge our debt to the Fraser Institute which developed the annual Economic Freedom of the World Index -- almost three decades of empirical data showing the relationship between the levels of economic freedom in a country and its prosperity. We are creating high school curriculum around the Index's 42 measurements to be used not just in Econ classes, but Social Studies, Sciences -- and yes, even English classes. Pretty exciting stuff really.
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