The production possibilities curve is an important tool of economics pedagogy. Textbook presentations of this construct, however, appear to rely exclusively on theoretical examples and exercises […]
In this paper, we present an application where advanced undergraduate students can solve the expected utility portfolio model with a risk-free asset and a risky asset […]
This paper explains how to use a game (“DevSim”) built using PowerPoint with an embedded Excel spreadsheet. DevSim plays out key structural changes studied in development […]
Economics instruction is moving away from lecture and “talking at students” toward engaging student activities in which students discover economic concepts through interactive demonstrations. This paper […]
Pixar Animation Studios has produced many beloved films with economic content that are remembered fondly by most K-12 students. We hope that instructors in the K-12 […]
This paper introduces a competitive seat market trade experiment for classroom use. The competitive seat market endows each student with a randomly assigned seat in which […]
