Attitudes of Turkish students towards markets: a comparison

Çokgezen, Murat (2011): Attitudes of Turkish students towards markets: a comparison.

Abstract

This study evaluates attitudes of Turkish university students towards markets and the influence on these attitudes of studying in economics, and compares the results with those of students in other countries. It is found that the opinions of university students in Turkey about the justice of market relations are negative as compared to those of students from other countries, and that, unlike the case of other countries’ students, four years of study in an economics department does not change this.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: attitudes; markets, economics education; Turkey
• Subjects: A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values; A - General Economics and Teaching > A2 - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics > A20 - General

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