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Explaining "In the Aggregate" Concepts with Clickers

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  • Martha L. Olney

    (University of California-Berkeley)

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Concepts such as the marginal propensity to consume can lead some students to respond, "But that's not how I would behave!" Using clickers (or any classroom...

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  • Martha L. Olney, 2016. "Explaining "In the Aggregate" Concepts with Clickers," Journal of Economics Teaching, Journal of Economics Teaching, vol. 1(2), pages 71-90, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:jtc:journl:v:1:y:2016:i:2:p:71-90
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    Aggregation; Principals;

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    • A20 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - General

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