A note on teaching economic inequality
Author
Faculty Advisor
Date
2023
Keywords
CORE text, inequality, teaching economics
Abstract (summary)
This note is motivated by rising inequality during the COVID pandemic and by calls from student groups in the aftermath of the financial crisis to address contemporary issues including economic inequality. Three textbook options are reviewed to showcase that they do not provide a comparative look on policies to combat inequality. Moreover, the CORE textbook that has been promoted as an alternative to standard textbooks is fraught with information overload and advanced concepts. It is emphasized that the preponderant academic position is shifting towards seriously addressing and combating economic inequality. Thus, lesson plans based on three video clips and Blanchard and Rodrik (2021) are showcased to address economic inequality. Overall, Disney animation clips sustain student interest, retention, and participation more effectively.
Publication Information
Jahangir, J. (2023) A note on teaching economic inequality, real-world economics review, 104, 75-89. http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue104/Jahangir104.pdf
DOI
Notes
Item Type
Article
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Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)
