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Teaching Economics with Parks and Recreation

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  • Jadrian Wooten

    (Virginia Tech)

  • Kalina Staub

    (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)

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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...

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  • Jadrian Wooten & Kalina Staub, 2023. "Teaching Economics with Parks and Recreation," Journal of Economics Teaching, Journal of Economics Teaching, vol. 9(1), pages 1-16, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:jtc:journl:v:9:y:2023:i:1:p:1-16
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    • 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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