The students were part of a growing chorus of protest against modern economics as it is taught in the world’s leading academic institutions. Economics has always had its critics, of course, but the financial crisis and its aftermath have given them fresh ammunition, seeming to validate long-standing charges against the profession’s unrealistic assumptions, reification of markets, and disregard for social concerns.
这群学生是日渐兴起的反对当前领先学术机构所授的现代经济学的群体的一部分。当然，对于经济学，批评之声从未停息，但金融危机及其余波给批评之声带来了新鲜元素，似乎又激活了长期存在的对该学科的指责——不现实的假设、具体化的市场以及对社会问题的欠考虑。