{"title":"Teaching discrimination in introductory economics: An approach incorporating stratification economics","authors":"Jorgen Harris, Mary J. Lopez","doi":"10.1080/00220485.2024.2387715","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00220485.2024.2387715","url":null,"abstract":"We describe how instructors can incorporate Stratification Economics into coverage of discrimination in introductory economics. Stratification Economics is a subfield of economics that provides a framework for understanding how collective action to maintain relative group position can create and sustain economic inequality. We illustrate how Becker’s employer discrimination model can be modified to incorporate collective action by identity groups and we demonstrate how game theory can be used to help students understand the formation and maintenance of group identity. Finally, we show how instructors can use discussion of the racial wealth gap as an opportunity for students to apply elements of the SE framework. Introducing a more relatable and relevant discussion of discrimination and inequality can deepen students’ appreciation for and understanding of economic theory.","PeriodicalId":517334,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Economic Education","volume":"1 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141926070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bringing breadth and relevance to introductory economics courses using JEL codes","authors":"Sarah F. Small","doi":"10.1080/00220485.2024.2380431","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00220485.2024.2380431","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":517334,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Economic Education","volume":"117 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141801926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sun Ki Choi, Chelsea T. Dowell, Daniel F. Duncan, Gail M. Hoyt
{"title":"Hooked on podcasts: evidence from a quasi-experimental approach","authors":"Sun Ki Choi, Chelsea T. Dowell, Daniel F. Duncan, Gail M. Hoyt","doi":"10.1080/00220485.2024.2368778","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00220485.2024.2368778","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":517334,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Economic Education","volume":" 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141675745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A classroom market experiment: Data and reflections","authors":"Anna Cartwright, Edward Cartwright","doi":"10.1080/00220485.2024.2351853","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00220485.2024.2351853","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":517334,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Economic Education","volume":"48 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141274020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emily C. Marshall, Anthony Underwood, Abigail Hyde
{"title":"Requirements of the undergraduate economics major: An update and comparison","authors":"Emily C. Marshall, Anthony Underwood, Abigail Hyde","doi":"10.1080/00220485.2024.2346662","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00220485.2024.2346662","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the undergraduate economics curriculum for most of the 793 U.S. colleges and universities that conferred an economics bachelor’s degree in 2019. In addition to updating the prevalence of the core requirements of the economics major and how these differ by institution type, we record new information on the variation in requirements across economics degree types, as classified by the National Center for Education Statistics, including STEM-designated degree types. We also investigate the prevalence of calculus-based intermediate courses and find that nearly two-thirds (63%) of economics degrees require calculus for the intermediate microeconomics and macroeconomics courses. In addition, 67% of degrees require single-variable calculus, 10% require multi-variable calculus, and 54% require basic econometrics (up from 41% in 2010) and these requirements also vary highly by degree type.","PeriodicalId":517334,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Economic Education","volume":"114 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140988032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The economic knowledge of Czech high school students: Analysis of the Economics Olympiad","authors":"Frantisek Mašek, Pavel Potužák, Renan Serenini","doi":"10.1080/00220485.2024.2325387","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00220485.2024.2325387","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":517334,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Economic Education","volume":"35 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140229059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment to promote learning in a literacy-targeted (LT) economics course","authors":"Mark Maier, Philip J. Ruder","doi":"10.1080/00220485.2023.2285451","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00220485.2023.2285451","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":517334,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Economic Education","volume":"21 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139895231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Population growth and economic and social development.","authors":"A W Clausen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":517334,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Economic Education","volume":"16 3","pages":"165-76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"1985-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22010970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}