The motivation for this paper is student interest in real-world examples of marginal revenue product (MRP)—particularly examples that relate directly to their career interests. This paper […]
The Academy Award-winning film CODA (2021) provides a unique framework through which to explore and develop key economic principles and entrepreneurship topics using diversity, equity and […]
Teaching Principles of Macroeconomics typically involves discussing data. Using data can move a classroom beyond the normal chalk-and-talk presentation of material. But data can also be […]
This paper focuses on successful techniques to build an economics club, which fosters real-world learning opportunities through research. Club participation also facilitates social outreach and opportunities […]
A major challenge faced by university economics instructors is to find more time to incorporate active learning into the classroom, which encourages student participation. As a […]
Research shows that using popular media in the classroom can enhance students’ analytical skills and engagement investigating technical topics taught in class, and enable visualization of […]
We summarize the application of economic concepts in viral YouTube videos created by Jimmy Donaldson, known more popularly online as MrBeast. His viral videos are known […]
We outline five teaching guides that can be used by economic educators to teach topics as varied as gender pay gaps to government bailouts. Each guide […]
Assigning journal articles in upper-level undergraduate courses is a good way to show students what economists do. However, this can be difficult because the way economics […]
To support high school economic educators, we have created an interactive, first-day lesson plan that introduces students to key principles of economic thinking. The lesson plan […]
