Internationalisation has boosted Europe’s academic clout
THE tale is familiar: institutional reform and globalisation discomfort long-dominant powers. But in the case of the economics profession, the big winners are not Asian but European.
Until recently European economists tended to teach and publish in their national languages, and cross-border study was relatively rare. But in 1999 European leaders initiated the Bologna process, a series of accords designed to promote uniform academic standards. Degrees and titles are now far more comparable. English-language teaching and publication has spread. ...
