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Preface

Great Ideas for Teaching Economics: 2005 contains descriptions of more than 600 pedagogic techniques that economists from across the country have developed to drive home a wide variety of concepts to students. Enthusiastic responses to earlier versions of this book have been very gratifying. Space constraints limited the use of lengthy submissions, and many of the papers accepted were pared back to original concepts and essential material.

The initial chapter (00) of Great Ideas offers helpful tips for general classroom operation; numbered chapters (01-41) are organized to parallel chapters in Ralph Byrns' Contemporary Economics (Chapel Hill, NC: EconomicsInteractive.com, 2005), parts of which can be downloaded at this web site. Parts of this Contemporary Economics (©EconomicsInteractive.com, 2005) were, in previous editions, coathored with Gerald W. Stone (Economics, Sixth edition, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1995). At least some “Great Ideas” will fit almost any teaching style. Even if you use some other text, many of these ideas should be helpful in both principles courses and some of your upper division offerings.

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Submissions for Future Editions

Submissions for possible inclusion in the next edition of Great Ideas for Teaching Economics are now being accepted. All submissions must be accompanied by a signed release (accessible below, for printing) wherein you agree that your ideas may be edited (brevity is necessary) and may be included in future editions without compensation. Please send your manuscripts (or any comments) to:

Ralph T. Byrns c/o EconomicsInteractive.com 19216 Stone Brook Chapel Hill, NC 27517 rbyrns@unc.edu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RELEASE

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Acknowledgments

Great Ideas would have been impossible without the support of friends and fellow economists who submitted their teaching techniques and expressed enthusiasm for previous editions. In addition to contributing a number of ideas, Gary Galles of Pepperdine University suggested editorial changes that have greatly improved this work.

Production Editor: James S. Whitlock III

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	INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS		MICROECONOMICS
	MACROECONOMICS		INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

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Chapter		TABLE OF CONTENTS Introductory Material
		Preface
	0	General Classroom Techniques
	1	Economics- The Study of Scarcity
	2	Scarcity in a Changing World
	3	Demand and Supply
	4	Markets and Equilibrium
		Microeconomics
	5	Elasticity
	6	Consumer Choice
	7	Theory of the Firm
	8	Production and Costs
	9	The Competitive Ideal
	10	Monopoly
	11	Imperfect Competition and Game Theory
	12	Antitrust Policy and Government Regulation
	13	Competitive Labor Markets
	14	Imperfect Competition in Labor Markets
	15	Rent, Interest, Profits and Capitalization
	16	Income Distribution and Poverty
	17	Market Failure and Public Finance
	18	Public Choice
	19	Environmental Economics
	20	The Economics of Health Care
	21	The Economics of Agriculture
	22	The Economics of Energy
		Macroeconomics
	23	Foundations of Macroeconomics
	24	Employment and Unemployment
	25	Inflation
	26	Measuring Economic Growth and Performance
	27	Classical Macroeconomics and Keynesian Aggregate Expenditures
	28	Macroeconomic Equilibrium
	29	Fiscal Policy
	30	Money and Banking
	31	The Federal Reserve System
	32	Monetary Theory and Policy
	33	Deficits and Public Debt
	34	Microfoundations of Macroeconomic Policy
	35	Active vs. Passive Policy Making
	36	The Limitations of Stabilization Policy
		International Economics
	37	International Trade
	38	International Finance
	39	Economic Growth and Development
	40	Alternatives to Capitalism
	41	Comparative Economic Systems

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