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Presentations To The President: A Role-Play Assignment For A Macroeconomics Principles Class

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  • Sara Gundersen

    (Valparaiso University)

  • Allison Shwachman Kaminaga

    (Bryant University)

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We describe Presentations to the President (PTP), an active learning strategy for a Macroeconomic Principles course in which students take on the role of academic advisors ...

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  • Sara Gundersen & Allison Shwachman Kaminaga, 2022. "Presentations To The President: A Role-Play Assignment For A Macroeconomics Principles Class," Journal of Economics Teaching, Journal of Economics Teaching, vol. 7(3), pages 185-199, October.
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    Keywords

    Macroeconomic; Active Learning; Role-Play;
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    JEL classification:

    • A21 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Pre-college
    • A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate

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