Economists usually treat minds as black boxes. That seems to help them develop their models, maybe via helping them to ignore issues such as “I’d feel embarrassed if my mind worked that way”.
There doesn’t seem to be much incentive for textbooks to improve their effectiveness at persuading the marginal student. The incentives might even be backwards, as becoming a good economist almost requires thinking in ways that seem odd to the average student.
Economists usually treat minds as black boxes. That seems to help them develop their models, maybe via helping them to ignore issues such as “I’d feel embarrassed if my mind worked that way”.
There doesn’t seem to be much incentive for textbooks to improve their effectiveness at persuading the marginal student. The incentives might even be backwards, as becoming a good economist almost requires thinking in ways that seem odd to the average student.