December 31, 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, […]
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December 30, 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 […]
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December 29, 2025

Socioeconomic portraits: Leveraging the production possibilities frontier to expand coverage of inequality and economic history in principles classes (Milliman & Kruggel)

http://downloads.journalofeconomicsteaching.org/2025/2025-24.pdf
Some economists favor expanding coverage of inequality and economic history in principles classes. We argue that the production possibilities frontier (PPF) – a standard principles model […]
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December 27, 2025

Economic Lessons in Taylor Swift’s Lyrics (King, DeWind, Rousu, & Wooten)

http://downloads.journalofeconomicsteaching.org/2025/2025-27.pdf
This paper presents quick and easy references to lyrics from Taylor Swift’s songs to assist in teaching topics found in introductory economics courses. We share lyrics […]
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December 26, 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 […]
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December 25, 2025

Common Scents Economics (Geerling, Grooms, & Mateer)

http://downloads.journalofeconomicsteaching.org/2025/2025-26.pdf
Teaching externalities is challenging due to their abstract nature and students’ difficulty grasping market failure and corrective policies. In this paper, we present a novel way […]
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December 20, 2025

A Malthusian Model for Undergraduates (Casey)

http://downloads.journalofeconomicsteaching.org/2025/2025-30.pdf
This article presents a simplified Malthusian growth model that is appropriate for undergraduate classes not requiring calculus. The model stresses the role of fixed factors of […]
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December 19, 2025

Adaptable Lesson Planning Template to Meet the Needs of English Language Learners (Dye)

http://downloads.journalofeconomicsteaching.org/2025/2025-32.pdf
In an effort to support teachers of English Language learners in their understanding of economics concepts, I have created a modifiable lesson plan template that addresses […]
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