Journal of Economics Teaching

Join us for the 6th Symposium on Economics Teaching. Submissions portal & registration are now live! 🗓 July 29 to 31, 2026 📍 West Lafayette, IN 🏫 @PurdueEconEd ✈️ Indianapolis International Airport (IND) 🖥 journalofeconomicsteaching.org/symposium/ Share your best ideas with fellow educators!

Our keynote speakers are ready to JET SET… are you? We’re excited to welcome: 🎙️ Wailin Wong (@PlanetMoney's The Indicator) 📊 Doug McKee (@CornellEcon) Now it’s your turn! Submit your ideas & join the conversation. Priority deadline is April 1! 🔗 journalofeconomicsteaching.org/symposium/

📢 New in Online First! Looking for a way to rethink exams in the age of AI? This paper introduces AI-enhanced oral exams that reduce cheating while boosting engagement, feedback, and deeper understanding in economics courses. 🔗 Read more: journalofeconomicsteaching.org/generative-ai-…

📢 New in Online First! How can we move from AI “cheating” to AI-enhanced learning? This paper offers a practical framework and ready-to-use assignments for integrating ChatGPT into intro micro & macro courses. 🔗 Read more: journalofeconomicsteaching.org/from-cheating-…

📢 New in Online First! How can archival data transform economics classrooms? This paper shows how students can clean, interpret, and analyze historical datasets to build data literacy & connect core concepts to inequality, policy, & development. journalofeconomicsteaching.org/archival-data-…

📢 New in Online First! Teaching Exchange Rate Modeling with a Classroom Project Students research a country, collect economic data, and apply PPP & IRP in this hands-on international econ project. Read the full paper: journalofeconomicsteaching.org/online-first/

This summer, #JETSET26 comes to Purdue for three days of innovative, classroom-tested ideas in economics education. Join educators from K–12 through higher ed to share, learn, and connect. Registration is open, don’t wait: journalofeconomicsteaching.org/symposium/

The Journal of Economics Teaching is where practical, peer-reviewed teaching ideas come to life, whether you teach high school, college, or beyond. If you’ve got a classroom-tested idea worth sharing, we want to hear from you. Submit your work: journalofeconomicsteaching.org/submissions/

@SimCityBuildIt @CottleErin @BobsBurgersFOX Do you want to teach short-run costs with paper airplanes? This new classroom activity brings marginal cost and production theory into action. Learn more: doi.org/10.58311/jecon…

@SimCityBuildIt @CottleErin @BobsBurgersFOX Would your students gamble on their grades? This new lesson teaches expected value through risk, randomness, and the Powerball. Learn more: doi.org/10.58311/jecon…

🚨 NEW ISSUE OUT NOW 🚨 This week, we’re spotlighting papers featuring: 🕹️ SimCity BuildIt 💻 IT & services 📝 What economists do 📺 Bob’s Burgers 🎲 Expected value ✈️ Paper airplanes Explore them all now 👉 journalofeconomicsteaching.org/category/vol_1…

How can writing help students reflect on the moral tradeoffs in economics? A new paper by Brooks Depro (@elonuniversity) offers an activity using peer feedback & AI tools that's adaptable for op-eds, policy memos, & more. Now available in Online First: journalofeconomicsteaching.org/making-space-f…

We (Sayorn Chin, Kenese Io, Teresa Perry and I) are pleased to announce that our paper, From Cheating to Learning: AI Integration in Introductory Economics, has been accepted for publication at the Journal of Economics Teaching @EconTeaching @AsbuEkonomi

Looking for better ways to support English Language Learners in your economics classroom? This new JET note shares a flexible, classroom-tested lesson planning template that helps instructors adapt content delivery for multilingual learners. Check it out: journalofeconomicsteaching.org/adaptable-less…

🚨 NEW ISSUE OUT NOW 🚨 Dive into the intersection of AI, data, and econ ed with papers on: ➡️ Teaching with ChatGPT ➡️ AI-generated case studies ➡️ Building AI literacy ➡️ Big data & algorithmic bias ➡️ Duopoly simulations in Python Start exploring: journalofeconomicsteaching.org/category/vol_1…

Dr. Sheldon Cooper meets production theory! A new paper uses @bigbangtheory to teach production functions—showing how Sheldon, Leonard, and Howard illustrate complementarity, diminishing returns, and bottlenecks. Learn more: journalofeconomicsteaching.org/dr-sheldon-coo…