Bill Spriggs’ Teachable Moment: Theory and Representation in Economics

This essay was part of a plenary session at the 2024 ASSA meetings on “Thinking and doing like an inclusive economist” in honor of Bill Spriggs. I reflect on and expand Sprigg's 2020 open letter to economists that was titled, “Is now a teachable moment for economists?”

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The Review of Black Political Economy
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2025-10-17
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https://doi.org/10.1177/00346446251385475
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Economic Theory and Institutions
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Bill Spriggs’ Teachable Moment: Theory and Representation in Economics

Marlene Kim
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This essay was part of a plenary session at the 2024 ASSA meetings on “Thinking and doing like an inclusive economist” in honor of Bill Spriggs. I reflect on and expand Sprigg's 2020 open letter to economists that was titled, “Is now a teachable moment for economists?”

The Review of Black Political Economy
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