Teaching Economics to Undergraduates: Alternatives to Chalk and Talk

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Figures and Tables vii
• Foreword ix
• Preface xi
• Acknowledgments xiii
• List of Contributors xv
• Chapter 1 - Teaching Economics: What Was, Is, and Could Be 1
• Notes 8
• References 9
• Chapter 2 - Making Cooperative Learning Work in Economics Classes 11
• References 32
• Chapter 3 - Gender and Active Learning 35
• Appendix 3.A: Worksheet -- Comparative Advantage and Gains from Trade 43
• Appendix 3.B: Discussion Questions -- the Division of Labor Between Husband and Wife 44
• Notes 45
• Chapter 4 - Student Decision Making as Active Learning: Experimental Economics in the Classroom 49
• V. Final Observations 70
• Appendix 4.B: Consumption Investment Tradeoff 73
• Appendix 4.C: Supply and Demand with Demand Shift 75
• Notes 76
• References 77
• Chapter 5 - Integrating the Practice of Writing into Economics Instruction 79
• Notes 114
• References 116
• Chapter 6 - Using the Internet and Computer Technology to Teach Economics 119
• Notes 137
• References 139
• Chapter 7 - Using Monte Carlo Studies for Teaching Econometrics 141
• Appendix 7.A: Monte Carlo Problem Examples 151
• Appendix 7.B: Alternative Forms of Resampling 155
• References 159
• Chapter 8 - Using Sports to Teach Economics 161
• Notes 179
• Chapter 9 - Using Literature and Drama in Undergraduate Economics Courses 185
• Appendix 9.A: Literary Passages with Economic Concepts 197
• Notes 206
• References 206
• Chapter 10 - Acceptance Speeches by the Nobel Laureates in Economics 209
• Sources for the Lectures 223
• References 224
• Chapter 11 - Using Cases as an Effective Active Learning Technique 225
• References 239
• Chapter 12 - Engaging Students in Quantitative Analysis with the Academic and Popular Press 241
• Notes 264
• References 265
• Index 267

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