November 2, 2024
I describe an assignment for a history of economic thought (HET) course, “The Most Interesting Economist in History,” modeled on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) […]
October 20, 2024
For students, the last hurdle before summer break is final exams. However, studying for final exams requires focus and motivation which may be difficult for students […]
October 16, 2024
As the French economist Frederic Bastiat famously pointed out in his essay “What Is Seen and What Is Not Seen,” the consequences of government intervention are […]
July 4, 2024
A growing macroeconomic literature argues that some new technologies are close substitutes for human labor and that the introduction of these technologies drives down wages and […]