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Teaching introductory economics: an interdisciplinary approach

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Using three examples, this opinion piece argues that introductory economics can provide an effective context in which to introduce university students to interdisciplinary learning and thinking. The first example illustrates how input-process-output diagrams can be used to stimulate interdisciplinary thinking in classrooms when teaching the concept of production. The second and third examples illustrate how elasticity and the concept of circular economies, respectively, can be introduced using an interdisciplinary approach. These examples are suitable for introductory economics classrooms in which students gain a foundation of basic scientific and mathematical concepts.

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  • Iqbal, Nabeel, 2023. "Teaching introductory economics: an interdisciplinary approach," MPRA Paper 118229, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Ora Freedman, 2008. "Sex, Class, and History: An Experiment in Teaching Economics in an Interdisciplinary Setting," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(3), pages 251-259, July.
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    Keywords

    teaching economics; interdisciplinary approach; teaching elasticity; teaching production; teaching circular economies; teaching introductory economics;
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    • A20 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - General
    • 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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