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Using Microsoft Excel to Enhance a General Education Economics Course

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  • Corey Williams

    (Shippensburg University)

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General education economics courses like “Survey of Economics†or “Principles of Economics†are notoriously difficult environments for fostering stude...

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  • Corey Williams, 2025. "Using Microsoft Excel to Enhance a General Education Economics Course," Journal of Economics Teaching, Journal of Economics Teaching, vol. 10(3), pages 207-224, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:jtc:journl:v:10:y:2025:i:3:p:207-224
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    1. Diego Méndez-Carbajo & Carlos J. Asarta, 2017. "Using FRED data to teach price elasticity of demand," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(3), pages 176-185, July.
    2. Diego Mendez-Carbajo, 2020. "Active learning with FRED data," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 51(1), pages 87-94, January.
    3. Christopher Decker & Jeff Bredthauer, 2024. "Break in the Chain: An Excel-Driven Supply and Demand Student Case Study of the Beef Processing Industry During the COVID-19 Pandemic," Journal of Economics Teaching, Journal of Economics Teaching, vol. 9(1), pages 31-45, February.
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    JEL classification:

    • A21 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Pre-college
    • A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate

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