Why Economists Push College But Not Marriage

Interesting.

Which makes me gravitate towards a more parsimonious explanation: all economists are, definitionally, very good at college. Not all economists are good at marriage. Saying that more people should go to college will make 0% of your colleagues feel bad. Saying that more people should get married and stay married will make a significant fraction of your colleagues feel bad. And in general, most people have an aversion to topics which are likely to trigger a personal grudge in a coworker.

I see a pattern in society.  We push ideas that are easy to get through (ie popular), but aren't necessarily right (or more right than other ideas).  Prosecutors bring to trial the easiest cases to win, but not the most important in terms of justice.  We run the most electable candidates, but not the best.  And on and on.