We develop a series of publicly available interactive web-based modules and instructor materials to help students learn econometric concepts ranging from sampling distributions to omitted variable […]
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are useful for teaching how the microeconomic tools of consumer choice are related to key macroeconomic variables like inflation, real interest rates, […]
Over many semesters, our student evaluations indicate a desire for additional materials that enable the student to practice completing questions similar in style to questions on […]
This paper documents our first large scale use, in 2016-2017, of a pair of instruments rigorously developed and piloted during the 2015-2016 school year to validly […]
Are fairy tales merely bedtime stories that offer amusement and wisdom for children, or are they stories about how rational individuals (in a world of magic) […]
Most undergraduate macroeconomics courses do not address the precautionary motive, an essential factor behind savings decisions. This motive arises when future income is uncertain; consequently, we […]
This manuscript outlines an experiential learning technique in which students integrate a beyond-the-classroom experience with the theories learned in the classroom in an Economics of Sustainable […]
This article illustrates and outlines a series of activities that undergraduate economics professors could use to introduce their principles and upper-level students to topics related to […]
This paper builds on the existing literature, to expand the stock of “chalk-and-talk” alternatives and reduce the cost of implementing such alternatives. Specifically, the paper proposes […]
The many facets of the Keynesian model can seem daunting for students in a Principles of Macroeconomics class. This article provides a classroom activity that engages […]
