The Economic Knowledge Test

All possible test results

Everywhere

You are everywhere. Either you saw gaps in my test/logic, or were just plain unsure. You should start off with "Armchair Economist" by Landsburg if this piqued your interest. Read more

Misguided

You are the exact reason I wrote this test. It's not an offense to your intellect, Economics can't be guessed through. Most likely you have left political leanings and think alot more with your hear... Read more

Austrian

Mises and Hayek your bread and butter? Seems like it. You believe in little government probably, and understand that regulation is basically enslavement with hidden terms. That's my own personal bi... Read more

Emotional

You probably guessed your way through alot of this, and chose what "felt" right. You were right on a good number, but probably have no formal Economic training, that's exactly why I wrote this. You a... Read more

Neo-Classical

You've taken Econ Courses! Most likely completed your major or scored an A in the 100 level and above classes! You probably know who this is. It's Friedman, the god-father of Neo-classical econ. "... Read more

Psuedo-NeoClassical

You probably took an intro to Econ, and disagreed with alot said in class. You probably only grudgingly agreed with alot of this test. Check out: "Armchair Economist" and "Hidden Order: The Economic... Read more

East Coast Econ

Ah Hah! You carry alot of the thinking in some of the more illustrious Economics Schools (i.e. Chicago and GMU.) If you aren't an econ major, you should consider it. You're probably Libertarian, w... Read more

Not Classical

You are definitely NOT classical. You're flavor is closer to maybe a moderate econ person. You have no belief in moral approbation, which is okay but you also have this strange belief that economics... Read more

Classical

Wealth of Nations is exactly where you are at. You probably have early economics training where they don't give you all the "unusual" scenarios. Most economists would consider you "weird." Moral App... Read more

Keynes

You're a Keynesian. You probably had a very, very old man teacher. You learned about widgets, market failure, social engineering via the beauty of government intervention. Your classes were possibly... Read more

Libertarian

You've either read a Libertarian pamphlet, or deeply understand the logic behind the arguments. Try and formalize your knowledge and get some more "up to date" economic education. Still, you have a ... Read more

Independent Studier

You read alot on your own and disagreed with lots. You probably have very little modern education. You're probably very confusing to follow in a debate. Read more

Formal Economics

You got a B.Sc. in econ and can graph with the best of them. If not, you probably could. You're econ career probably didn't require as much writing as graph drawing. You read alot of books, and you ... Read more

Keynesian++

Ahh, probably Follower of John Maynard Keynes. But with a younger teacher and not one as old as someone who scored a zero in NeoClassical would have had. Market Failures do not exist due to the Mark... Read more

Economist

No matter what, you aren't misguided. You're either a hard-hearted bastard, or you understand economics is a science, not philosophy. Good going. Read more

Everywhere

I didn't even know this score was possible. Read more