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Earnings should not dictate policy on creative subjects
A blog post by a former government adviser has called for a cap on the number of students studying creative subjects. Orian Brook thinks the figures used to justify this argument misrepresent creative graduates’ earning power and contribution.
The economist and former adviser to the Department of Education, Tim Leunig, argues that students of creative subjects are surplus to the requirements of both the sector and the economy, and cost the ...
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