IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/h/elg/eechap/13836_21.html
   My bibliography  Save this book chapter

Economics and Literature: The Gains from Trade

In: International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics

Author

Listed:
  • Cecil E. Bohanon
  • Michelle Albert Vachris

Abstract

The International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics provides a comprehensive resource for instructors and researchers in economics, both new and experienced. This wide-ranging collection is designed to enhance student learning by helping economic educators learn more about course content, pedagogic techniques, and the scholarship of the teaching enterprise.

Suggested Citation

  • Cecil E. Bohanon & Michelle Albert Vachris, 2011. "Economics and Literature: The Gains from Trade," Chapters, in: Gail M. Hoyt & KimMarie McGoldrick (ed.), International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, chapter 21, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:13836_21
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781848449688.00035.xml
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Gail M. Hoyt & KimMarie McGoldrick (ed.), 2011. "International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 13836.
    2. James E. Hartley, 2001. "The Great Books and Economics," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(2), pages 147-159, January.
    3. William Breit & Kenneth G. Elzinga, 2002. "Economics as Detective Fiction," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(4), pages 367-376, December.
    4. Donna M. Kish-goodling, 1998. "Using The Merchant of Venice in Teaching Monetary Economics," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(4), pages 330-339, January.
    5. Bradley A. Hansen, 2002. "The Fable of the Allegory: The Wizard of Oz in Economics," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(3), pages 254-264, September.
    6. George W. Kuehn, 1940. "The Novels of Thomas Deloney as Source for "Climate of Opinion" in Sixteenth-Century Economic History," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 48(6), pages 865-865.
    7. McCloskey, Donald N, 1983. "The Rhetoric of Economics," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 21(2), pages 481-517, June.
    8. Michael Watts & William E. Becker, 2008. "A Little More than Chalk and Talk: Results from a Third National Survey of Teaching Methods in Undergraduate Economics Courses," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(3), pages 273-286, July.
    9. Ranjit S. Dighe, 2007. "The Fable of the Allegory: The Wizard of Oz in Economics: Comment," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(3), pages 318-324, July.
    10. Stephen T. Ziliak, 2009. "Haiku economics: little teaching aids for big economic pluralists," International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 1(1/2), pages 108-129.
    11. Bruce Bartlett, 1992. "Jonathan Swift: Father of Supply-Side Economics?," History of Political Economy, Duke University Press, vol. 24(3), pages 745-748, Fall.
    12. Rockoff, Hugh, 1990. "The "Wizard of Oz" as a Monetary Allegory," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 98(4), pages 739-760, August.
    13. Hines, Thomas S., 1967. "Echoes from ‘Zenith:’ Reactions of American Businessmen to Babbitt," Business History Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 41(2), pages 123-140, July.
    14. Ulla Grapard, 1995. "Robinson Crusoe: The quintessential economic man?," Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 1(1), pages 33-52.
    15. William A. Hamlen Jr., 2000. "The Economics of Animal Farm," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 66(4), pages 942-956, April.
    16. Marcelo Fernandes, 2001. "Economics and literature: an examination of Gulliver’s Travels," Journal of Economic Studies, Emerald Group Publishing, vol. 28(2), pages 92-105, January.
    17. Edward M. Scahill, 1998. "A Connecticut Yankee in Estonia," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(4), pages 340-346, January.
    18. Jeff E. Biddle, 1985. "Veblen, Twain, and the Connecticut Yankee: A Note," History of Political Economy, Duke University Press, vol. 17(1), pages 97-107, Spring.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Ambrose Leung & Hiroyo Nakagawa, 2021. "Exploring Collaborative Learning in Economics with Visual Aids," Journal of Economics Teaching, Journal of Economics Teaching, vol. 6(1), pages 53-69, May.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Brian O'Roark, 2017. "Super-Economics Man! Using Superheroes to Teach Economics," Journal of Economics Teaching, Journal of Economics Teaching, vol. 2(1), pages 51-67, June.
    2. Gillian Hewitson, 2001. "A Survey of Feminist Economics," Working Papers 2001.01, School of Economics, La Trobe University.
    3. David H. Dean & Robert C. Dolan, 2011. "Curricular and Co-curricular Aspects of the Economics Major at Highly Ranked Schools," Chapters, in: Gail M. Hoyt & KimMarie McGoldrick (ed.), International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, chapter 69, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    4. Robin L. Bartlett, 2011. "Integrating Race, Gender and Class," Chapters, in: Gail M. Hoyt & KimMarie McGoldrick (ed.), International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, chapter 20, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    5. Abdullah Al‐Bahrani & Darshak Patel, 2015. "Using ESPN 30 for 30 to teach economics," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 81(3), pages 829-842, January.
    6. Mark Maier & Scott Simkins, 2011. "Lessons from Physics Education Research: Lessons for Economics Education," Chapters, in: Gail M. Hoyt & KimMarie McGoldrick (ed.), International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, chapter 36, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    7. Mary Ellen Benedict & John Hoag, 2011. "Factors Influencing Performance in Economics: Graphs and Quantitative Usage," Chapters, in: Gail M. Hoyt & KimMarie McGoldrick (ed.), International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, chapter 31, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    8. Robert F. Garnett & Jack Reardon, 2011. "Pluralism in Economics Education," Chapters, in: Gail M. Hoyt & KimMarie McGoldrick (ed.), International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, chapter 23, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    9. Anna Maximova & Steve Muchiri & Mihai Paraschiv, 2023. "A Stroll Down the Dollar Street: Teaching Per-Capita GDP Using Internationally Comparable Photographs," Journal of Economics Teaching, Journal of Economics Teaching, vol. 8(2), pages 87-113, May.
    10. A. Arrighetti & A. Lasagni, 2018. "Insegnare Economia Industriale ‘in a digital age’," Economics Department Working Papers 2018-EP06, Department of Economics, Parma University (Italy).
    11. Stephen Buckles & Gail M. Hoyt & Jennifer Imazeki, 2011. "Making the Large-Enrollment Course Interactive and Engaging," Chapters, in: Gail M. Hoyt & KimMarie McGoldrick (ed.), International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, chapter 10, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    12. Jonathan Wight, 2006. "Adam Smith's Ethics and the “Noble Arts”," Review of Social Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 64(2), pages 155-180.
    13. Jean Shackelford, 2011. "Feminist Pedagogy and Economics," Chapters, in: Gail M. Hoyt & KimMarie McGoldrick (ed.), International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, chapter 19, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    14. repec:ebl:ecbull:v:1:y:2007:i:2:p:1-10 is not listed on IDEAS
    15. Wilfred Dolfsma, 2001. "Economists as subjects: Toward a psychology of economists," Forum for Social Economics, Springer;The Association for Social Economics, vol. 30(2), pages 77-88, March.
    16. J. Kornai., 2002. "The System Paradigm," Voprosy Ekonomiki, NP Voprosy Ekonomiki, vol. 4.
    17. Suzuki, Tomo, 2003. "The accounting figuration of business statistics as a foundation for the spread of economic ideas," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 28(1), pages 65-95, January.
    18. Hendrik P. van Dalen, 2003. "Pluralism in Economics: A Public Good or a Public Bad?," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 03-034/1, Tinbergen Institute, revised 18 May 2004.
    19. Daniel Barbezat, 2011. "The Economic History of European Growth," Chapters, in: Gail M. Hoyt & KimMarie McGoldrick (ed.), International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, chapter 51, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    20. Luzar, E. Jane, 1990. "Environmental Hazards Of Farming: Thinking About The Management Challenge: Discussion," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 22(1), pages 1-3, July.
    21. Jonathan B. Wight, 2011. "Ethics and Critical Thinking," Chapters, in: Gail M. Hoyt & KimMarie McGoldrick (ed.), International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, chapter 18, Edward Elgar Publishing.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    Economics and Finance; Education;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:13836_21. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Darrel McCalla (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.e-elgar.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.