Classroom experiments as a teaching tool increase understanding and especially motivation. Traditionally, experiments have been run using pen-and-paper or in a computer lab. Pen-and-paper is time and resource consuming. Experiments in the lab require appropriate installations and impede the...

One reason many college students shun economics is ineffective education. A more systematic way of explanation, with standardization and consistency, would promote learning of economic theories. This paper suggests a new framework for effective economics education. It begins with clear...

Education in economics has trended away from “chalk and talk” toward alternative pedagogical approaches in recent years. This paper documents one such approach used to illustrate economic concepts, the use of film clips from ESPN 30 for 30. This series can be used to augment traditional...

It is now a commonplace to include a discussion of the Coase theorem in one's intermediate microeconomics textbook, generally in a chapter devoted to externalities or externalities and public goods. But this was not always the case. As the present paper demonstrates, it took nearly two decades...

The author shows that often quoted definitions used in the study of introductory courses in economics for the most part are lacking critical elements that would otherwise provide a more complete understanding of the nature of economic pursuits. The author uses the leading theories and...

The traditional approach to teaching choice theory to undergraduate students uses indifference curve/budget constraint graphs. Unfortunately, this technique does not closely resemble the decision-making process and consequently, is being de-emphasized in many Principles of Microeconomics texts....

The article presents an experience developed with upper undergraduate microeconomics students which consists of reading selected classical articles on key microeconomics topics rather than attending typical lectures. The paper has two main goals. First, to give a detailed account of the...

Italian Abstract: Note sui modelli classici di strategie di differenziazione orizzontale del prodotto con costi di trasporto lineari Hotelling (1929) e quadratici D'Aspremont, Gabsewicz e Thisse (1979). Vengono studiati i risultati dovuti ad imprese con funzioni di costo diverse. Segue una...

Italian Abstract: Vengono esposti i classici risultati dei modelli di oligopolio con beni differenziati sia sostituti che complementari a mosse simultanee, sequenziali e colllusive, con variabile strategica quantità o prezzo. L'utilizzo di funzioni lineari permette di calcolare, disegnare e...

One reason many college students shun economics is ineffective education. A more systematic way of explanation, with standardization and consistency, would promote learning of economic theories. This paper suggests a new framework for effective economic education. It begins with clear...