En este estudio se examinan las características de los programas de estudio y los atributos y percepciones de los estudiantes de nivel licenciatura en seis de las principales facultades de economía de México, así como la evolución, inserción laboral y percepciones de los economistas en el...

El artículo busca aportar en la reflexión acerca de la enseñanza en economía, desde la perspectiva del contenido. Es evidente que no se puede encontrar una "receta mágica" y que las diversas opiniones deben encontrar un espacio dentro de este tipo de propuestas; pero sí se puede llegar a...

The work presents a connotative periplus and an evaluation of one of the most dynamic business fields- logistics. Although used for a long time in the military department, logistics has affirmed itself relatively recent in business field, where it brought revolutionary contributions and where it...

The authors assess the impact of foreign graduate teaching associates (GTAs) on undergraduate economics instruction where the standard language for the majority of students is English. They find little evidence that foreign GTAs adversely affect grades in economics principles courses or...

In a global world universities want to offer the best education to their students so that they can be competitive on the labour market both in the country where they studied and beyond its borders.The Romanian education system – currently undergoing reform – attaches great importance to the...

The learning group in Regional Economics works in a similar way as the Balint medical group. During a session, a “problem” is presented by a group member, in the context of a rotation or “turn taking”. The other members do not try to ”solve the problem” by adding technical...

Based on 2001 Canadian Census data, we investigate the return to investment in human capital in Canada. Internal rates of return (IRR) imply that the value of education varies by gender, level of education, and field of study. A bachelor's degree yields the highest IRR; the IRR from higher...

This study seeks to expand the scope of that portion of Public Choice courses that involves voting behavior. The study broadens the interpretation of the "rational voter model" so as to include the potential effects of "direct democracy" on the voter participation rate. Direct democracy is...

An article about the regional priorities of open economic education in Russia. The author examines the trends, causes and patterns of development of open (distance) economic education in Russia. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of contradictions objectively encountered during...

Assuming that instructors of economics are utility maximizers, they may find it useful to engage in classroom behavior that is likely to generate favorable outcomes with respect to student course evaluations. This is especially true if student course evaluations are used in assessing teaching...