The movement gained attention after an open letter signed by almost a thousand economics students at French universities and grandes ecoles was published in Le Monde in 2000.
However, post-autistic economists also "assert that neoclassical economics has the characteristics of an autistic child".
[5] The French minister of education appointed a panel headed by Jean-Paul Fitoussi to inquire into economics teaching.
[9] Robert Solow adhered to the "main thesis" of the French students' petition, but criticised the "opaque and almost incomprehensible" debate that followed among academics.
[8] Other notable economists, such as Steve Keen and James K. Galbraith, wrote elsewhere in support of the French students.