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Audioecon will be at the National Economics Teaching Association Conference 2016 Leave a comment
I’ll be presenting
audioecon.com at the NETA 2016 conference in Tampa on Thursday October 27th. I’ll be focusing on Using audioecon.com to foster critical thinking through online discussion boards. I hope to see you there!
Comments on how you use audioecon.com or ways I could make the site more helpful to you are always welcome! Leave your comments here.
Podlearning in The Journal of Economic Education Leave a comment
Podlearning, an instructional technique where student groups create the own original podcasts while demonstrating a variety of economics proficiencies, including oral communication skills, is now published in the latest Journal of Economic Education
Podlearning wins “Best in Class” Leave a comment
The Podlearning teaching technique won second prize in the “Best in Class” Contest at the National Economics Teaching Association‘s 11th annual conference. Watch the video describing the technique below and access instructor resources here.
Audioecon.com will be at St. Louis Fed Professor’s Conference Leave a comment
I’ll be presenting audioecon.com at the St. Louis Fed Annual Professor’s Conference on Friday November 7th, 2014. Comments on how you use audioecon.com or ways I could make the site more helpful to you are welcome! Leave your comments here!
Conference webpage: www.stlouisfed.org/education_resources/events/index.cfm?id=558
High Prices Aren’t Scaring Consumers Away From The Meat Counter Leave a comment
Summary: A discussion of the factors impacting supply and demand of pork. Includes consideration of behavior of retailers and consumers in respond to changes in the market. Considers influences and impacts of related goods.
Original Air Date: August 26, 2014
Length: 4 minutes 22 seconds
Discussion Prompt: In this podcast, what factors are driving the increase in the price of meat? How does this relate to supply/demand factors that we are studying? Can you give two specific examples of other factors of demand or supply that might impact the price of meat? For each example, name the ‘factor of demand/supply’ and give a specific example.
Follow-up Prompt: Review the posts of your peers, comment on the accuracy of their suggestions and try to add more examples and expand on their ideas.
Why Cars From Europe and the US Just Can’t Get Along Leave a comment
Summary: An exploration of how different safety standards across countries impact the automobile industry. Discusses differences in regulations from turn signals to windshield wipers, and how that impacts production choices and costs in the industry.
Original air date: April 18, 2014
Length: 17 min
Discussion Prompt: Reflecting on what you’ve learned about international trade, production costs & the content of this podcast, discuss what impacts the differential regulations on cars in the U.S. and Europe have on (a) production decisions for the firm, and (b) international trade.
Follow-up Prompt: Using economic thinking, consider the tradeoffs between security and cost in this podcast. The governments/regulators in these countries might say it is worth it for consumers to pay more to get more security. What do you think?
Follow-up Prompt: Considering production costs in the context of firms’ desire to maximize profits, what strategies might firms employ to maximize profits under these conditions of different regulations across countries?
