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Broader Questions And A Bigger Toolbox: A Problem-Centered And Student-Centered Approach To Teaching Pluralist Economics, Julie A. Nelson
Broader Questions And A Bigger Toolbox: A Problem-Centered And Student-Centered Approach To Teaching Pluralist Economics, Julie A. Nelson
Julie A. Nelson
This essay discusses a "broader questions and bigger toolbox" approach to teaching pluralist economics. This approach has three central characteristics. First, economics is defined so as to encompass a broad set of (provisioning) concerns. Second, emphasis is placed on contemporary real-world issues, institutions, and current events, rather than on debates in the history of economic thought. Third, a variety of concepts and theories are introduced, all of which are treated as partial and fallible--useful in some (perhaps very limited) situations while not so useful in others. Possible reasons an instructor might want to adopt this approach, and examples of use …
Podcast: Economic Expressions: A Conversation With The Economist Julie Nelson, Julie A. Nelson
Podcast: Economic Expressions: A Conversation With The Economist Julie Nelson, Julie A. Nelson
Julie A. Nelson
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Antidotes To High School Economics (Mis-)Education On World Hunger, Julie A. Nelson
Antidotes To High School Economics (Mis-)Education On World Hunger, Julie A. Nelson
Julie A. Nelson
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