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Teaching Economics in the 21st Century

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William E. Becker

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The desire to reverse a downward trend in the number of undergraduates majoring in economics is an impetus to advance the scholarship of teaching economics as we enter the 21st century. This article offers suggestions for changing the concepts taught and the applications used in college and university economics courses within the United States. It provides practical methods to improve the way economics is taught. The assessment of students and the evaluation of pedagogical practices are also addressed.

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Article provided by American Economic Association in its journal Journal of Economic Perspectives.

Volume (Year): 14 (2000)
Issue (Month): 1 (Winter)
Pages: 109-119
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  1. John J. Siegfried & Bonnie T. Meszaros, 1998. "Voluntary Economics Content Standards for America’s Schools: Rationale and Development," Journal of Economic Education, Helen Dwight Reid Foundation, vol. 29(2), pages 139-149. [Downloadable!]
  2. David Romer, 2000. "Keynesian Macroeconomics without the LM Curve," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 14(2), pages 149-169, Spring. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  3. William E. Becker, 1997. "Teaching Economics to Undergraduates," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 35(3), pages 1347-1373, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  4. Becker, William E, 1998. "Engaging Students in Quantitative Analysis with Short Case Examples from the Academic and Popular Press," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 88(2), pages 480-86, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  5. Mankiw, N Gregory, 1990. "A Quick Refresher Course in Macroeconomics," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 28(4), pages 1645-60, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Monteiro, Henrique & Ferreira Lopes, Alexandra, 2006. "A Comparison of the Undergraduate Economics Major in Europe and in the United States," MPRA Paper 771, University Library of Munich, Germany. [Downloadable!]
  2. Swee Liang Tan & Roy Ng, 2007. "A Hybrid Approach to Case Teaching," Working Papers 23-2007, Singapore Management University, School of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  3. Lourdes Espinoza & Carlos Gustavo Machicado & Katia Makhlouf, 2007. "La Enseñanza de Economía en Bolivia y Chile," Development Research Working Paper Series 10/2007, Institute for Advanced Development Studies. [Downloadable!]
  4. Barkley, Andrew P., 2000. "Teaching Agricultural Economics," 2000 Annual Meeting, June 29-July 1, 2000, Vancouver, British Columbia 36472, Western Agricultural Economics Association. [Downloadable!]
  5. William B. Walstad & William E. Becker, 2003. "The Instructional Use and Teaching Preparation of Graduate Students in U.S. Ph.D.-Granting Economics Departments," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 93(2), pages 449-454, May. [Downloadable!]
  6. Manfred Gärtner, 2001. "Teaching Economics to Undergraduates in Europe: Volume, Structure, and Contents," Journal of Economic Education, Helen Dwight Reid Foundation, vol. 32(3), pages 219-230. [Downloadable!]
  7. William E. Becker & Michael Watts, 2001. "Teaching Methods in U.S. Undergraduate Economics Courses," Journal of Economic Education, Helen Dwight Reid Foundation, vol. 32(3), pages 269-279. [Downloadable!]
  8. Mohammad Alauddin & Clem Tisdell, 2007. "Factors That Affect Teaching Scores in Economics Instruction: Analysis of Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) Data," Discussion Papers Series 353, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Australia. [Downloadable!]
  9. Michael K. Salemi, 2003. "A Model Teacher-Education Program for Economics," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 93(2), pages 455-459, May. [Downloadable!]
  10. Woltjer,G.B., 2004. "Crude oil: using a large case to teach introductory economics," Research Memoranda 013, Maastricht : METEOR, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization. [Downloadable!]
  11. Santos, Joseph, 2002. "Peer Pressure: Refereed Journals And Empirical Research In The Undergraduate Economics Curriculum," 2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA 19854, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association). [Downloadable!]
  12. Alauddin, M. & Foster, J., 2005. "Teaching Economics at the University Level: Dynamics of Parameters and Implications," Discussion Papers Series 339, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Australia. [Downloadable!]
  13. Henrique Monteiro & Alexandra Ferreira Lopes, 2007. "A Benchmarking of the Undergraduate Economics Major in Europe and the United States," International Review of Economic Education, Economics Network, University of Bristol, vol. 6(2), pages 9-26. [Downloadable!]
  14. Alan B. Krueger, 2001. "Teaching the Minimum Wage in Econ 101 in Light of the New Economics of the Minimum Wage," Journal of Economic Education, Helen Dwight Reid Foundation, vol. 32(3), pages 243-258. [Downloadable!]
  15. Woltjer,G.B., 2004. "An efficient format for a problem based introductory economics course," Research Memoranda 014, Maastricht : METEOR, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization. [Downloadable!]
  16. Costas Siriopoulos & Gerasimos Pomonis, 2009. "Selecting Strategies to Foster Economists' Critical Thinking Skills: A Quantile Regression Approach," Computers in Higher Education Economics Review, Economics Network, University of Bristol, vol. 8(1), pages 106-131. [Downloadable!]
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