This paper begins with a critique of the prevailing stimulus/response approach to economic education in which instructors communicate (typically via lecture) their view of economic reality and the student is expected to replicate that view. In the alternative constructivist approach, economic...

This article reports on an experiment aimed at developing a constructivist learning module focused on unemployment. The pedagogical aims include helping the student to construct a realistic picture of unemployment and to combat “blame the victim†ideological explanations of the...

Analyzes the determinants of earnings of professionals employed by manufacturing firms. Influence of seller concentration; Association between concentration and labor earnings in manufacturing and utilities; Discussion of the life-cycle specification of professionals. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

Examination of the role of market power in the determination of wage level in manufacturing and utilities. Theory of wage determination; Mathematical model of wage determination; Methodology; Results and discussion; Conclusion. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)