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An Exercise on Creating a Student Expenditure Basket

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  • Chandini Sankaran

    (University of South Carolina)

  • Thomas Mulroney, Jr.

    (University of South Carolina)

  • Dana Corcoran

    (University of South Carolina)

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Concepts such as the marginal propensity to consume can lead some students to respond, "But that's not how I would behave!" Using clickers (or any classroom...

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  • Chandini Sankaran & Thomas Mulroney, Jr. & Dana Corcoran, 2016. "An Exercise on Creating a Student Expenditure Basket," Journal of Economics Teaching, Journal of Economics Teaching, vol. 1(2), pages 91-110, December.
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    1. Chandini Sankaran & Tamara Sheldon, 2022. "Counting Cars: A Sustainable Development Experiential Learning Project," Journal of Economics Teaching, Journal of Economics Teaching, vol. 7(1), pages 18-34, January.

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    Consumption; Principals;

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    • A20 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - General

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