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Wesleyan University · Economics

2.2% of Wesleyan University's Economics course descriptions are framed from the left. Across all 100 schools' Economics departments, it is 1.5%.

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Wesleyan University: 2.2% Economics at all 100 schools: 1.5% each other school in the comparison

Where Economics courses fall

0%Far left92–100

8%Left75–91

38%Center-left59–74

23%Center42–58

31%Center-right26–41

0%Right9–25

0%Far right0–8

13 plotted courses (the ones with a political subject). 100 = far left, 50 = the average American, 0 = far right. Subject places what a course studies, not the side it takes.

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Framing Subject

Subject places what a course studies, not the side it takes. A course on slavery or the Holocaust lands far right and a course on Marx or the Soviet Union lands far left, whether the course praises, criticizes or simply describes it.

Furthest-left subjects

ECON 168F · Globalization and Development (FYS)78

Economics

This class aims to provide first year students with a set of critical skills to succeed through their undergraduate studies while also introducing them to classic and contemporary discussions on development and globalization. Before getting…

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ECON 233 · Economics of Discrimination67

Economics

This is an applied economics course that introduces students to intuitions and concepts relating to race and gender discrimination in the labor market. It will provide an overview of the historical context, important economic models, and…

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ECON 213 · Economics of Wealth and Poverty65

Economics

Who are the very wealthy and how do they acquire their wealth? Why is poverty still with us after almost 50 years of antipoverty programs? What explains rising inequality in the distribution of income and wealth? These are just a few of the…

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Furthest-right subjects

ECON 268 · Economic History of Latin America Since Bretton Woods33

Economics

In most historical accounts, Latin America has been cited as an example of underdevelopment, institutional instability, and external dependence. However, these perspectives often oversimplify its complex political economy. This course aims…

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ECON 354 · Institutions33

Economics

Neoclassical economic theory has relatively little to say about the problem of economic organization, how the economic activity of individuals is structured and governed by a complex network of social institutions that includes the law of…

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ECON 363 · Microfoundations of Growth in China38

Economics

The rise of China is one of the most remarkable, if not miraculous, economic events in recent history. The course seeks to present a comprehensive overview of the transition challenges China faces as it continues to move from a centrally…

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Why this number, in plain words

Share of courses described from the left. Percent of all courses in the group whose Framing reading is leftward: the description frames its subject one-sidedly to the left.

Counted: all courses in the group, including N and I. No interval is published for this number.

Readings are of catalog description text, not of teaching, syllabi or individual professors.

Details: exact rows, definitions and method

Name	Metric	Value	95% interval	n	scored
Wesleyan University · Economics	bias_left_share	2.2	—	89	—
Economics	bias_left_share	1.5	1.3 – 1.8	8,432	—

Formula: 100 * count(bias_cat = 'L') / n
Interval: Wilson score 95% (wilson_interval)
Model / prompt / snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol · r12 (2026-10-16-le49-r12) · 6df50b10
Metric caveats: Right-framed courses are almost absent (33 of 124,290); this run cannot tell catalog reality from model sensitivity. Compare schools with adjusted_ratio, not this raw share, because department mix differs.

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