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August 22, 2025

How Economics Instructors Can Teach Entrepreneurship: Lessons from the “Cradle of Political Economy” (Dupont)

http://downloads.journalofeconomicsteaching.org/2025/2025-23.pdf

This article draws on insights from the historical scholarship in economics to motivate a classroom discussion of the role of entrepreneurs in the market process. Richard […]

July 23, 2025

Wrasslin’ with Economics (Larsen)

http://downloads.journalofeconomicsteaching.org/2025/2025-22.pdf

Amid declining enrollments and financial constraints, economics departments are exploring innovative teaching methods beyond traditional “chalk and talk” (Becker & Watts, 1996). While in-class games, simulations, […]

July 23, 2025

Shrimply Irresistible – Sneaking economic content into a required general education course (Swinton)

http://downloads.journalofeconomicsteaching.org/2025/2025-21.pdf

This paper describes a general education course that has been infused with economic concepts. The paper demonstrates a technique commonly used in economic education materials for […]

May 5, 2025

Leveraging Tradle to Expand Geographic Literacy in an International Trade Class (Coon & Wooten)

http://downloads.journalofeconomicsteaching.org/2025/2025-14.pdf

We explore the use of Tradle, a geography-based quiz game, in an international trade course to improve students’ understanding of global economics. This note details the […]

March 24, 2025

The Heart of Monetary Economics: A Novel Diagram Depicting the Relationships Between Aggregate Monetary Variables (Zinn)

http://downloads.journalofeconomicsteaching.org/2025/2025-11.pdf

This work introduces the heart of monetary economics, a simple figure that contains more information than the Venn diagram that shows how the monetary base and […]

March 23, 2025

A Comprehensive Model for Using the GDP Flow Chart in Various Economics Courses (Habib)

http://downloads.journalofeconomicsteaching.org/2025/2025-13.pdf

In most economics principles textbooks, the GDP chart is presented as a descriptive tool. Its full potential as a teaching aid is minimally utilized. In this […]

March 21, 2025

Three Business World Lessons for Introductory Economics (Milovanska-Farrington & Mateer)

http://downloads.journalofeconomicsteaching.org/2025/2025-9.pdf

To demonstrate applications of economics to real life, and especially to the business world, we present the stories of three popular businesses that have faced challenges, […]

March 20, 2025

Game Theory, Economics, and Business Lessons from HBO’s Succession (Rousu & Cautillo)

http://downloads.journalofeconomicsteaching.org/2025/2025-10.pdf

Economists are increasingly using pop culture clips to supplement their teaching. HBO’s drama Succession offers a unique perspective by following a family who owns a media […]

March 12, 2025

Deliberate Practice Using VoiceThread to Improve Student Economic Analysis (Andrews, Coates, & Strandberg)

http://downloads.journalofeconomicsteaching.org/2025/2025-5.pdf

Deliberate practice, in contrast to innate talent, emphasizes the pivotal role of high-quality, focused practice in achieving expertise. This paper presents a method for implementing deliberate […]

March 12, 2025

Why Do Supervillains Continue to Emerge? Using Spider-Man to Teach and Unveil the Economics of Crime (Florentino Detoni & Candido de Souza)

http://downloads.journalofeconomicsteaching.org/2025/2025-4.pdf

This article explores the innovative use of superheroes, specifically Spider-Man, as didactic tools to teach economic concepts, focusing on the economics of crime. Leveraging the global […]