Also “marxist professor” could mean they’re an econ ghoul who knows all about Marx in theory, but are not a Marxist themselves. There’s a lot of those.
As a marxist who studied economics, I can assure you that there are almost no econ-professors who know anything about Marx at all. During my entire degree, I saw +/-5 pages about marx, which was given in a “history of economics”-course in a “Economics used to be shitty like this, but now, we have figured out the best way to model everything: the neoclassical way”-way. The fact that I even had a “history of economics”-course means that my university is considered quite heterodox and openminded compared to the standard situation in many econ)departments.
The rare marxist econmist you do see, is someone who I would consider very valuable, even if they’re not engaging with activism or party building. For example, Anwar Shaikh, produces extremely interesting stuff.
To be fair, while ignoring the social content is ridiculous, a central element of Marxism is that it doesn’t base itself on moral arguments, however morally passionate its authors obviously are.
As a marxist who studied economics, I can assure you that there are almost no econ-professors who know anything about Marx at all. During my entire degree, I saw +/-5 pages about marx, which was given in a “history of economics”-course in a “Economics used to be shitty like this, but now, we have figured out the best way to model everything: the neoclassical way”-way. The fact that I even had a “history of economics”-course means that my university is considered quite heterodox and openminded compared to the standard situation in many econ)departments.
The rare marxist econmist you do see, is someone who I would consider very valuable, even if they’re not engaging with activism or party building. For example, Anwar Shaikh, produces extremely interesting stuff.
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To be fair, while ignoring the social content is ridiculous, a central element of Marxism is that it doesn’t base itself on moral arguments, however morally passionate its authors obviously are.
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That person should really be encouraged to keep reading Marx, you cannot not learn anything from it :)