ERIC Number: EJ973482
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Publication Date: 2012
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Teaching Economics Using Historical Novels: Jonathan Harr's "The Lost Painting"
Cotti, Chad; Johnson, Marianne
Journal of Economic Education, v43 n3 p269-281 2012
Undergraduate students are often interested in and benefit greatly from applications of economic principles. Historical novels drawn from real-world situations can engage students with economic concepts in new ways and provide a useful tool to help enhance instruction. In this article, the authors discuss the use of historical novels generally in microeconomics, and examine "The Lost Painting," a historical novel by Jonathan Harr (2005), in detail. Topics illustrated in the novel include scarcity, opportunity cost, cost-benefit analysis, tax avoidance, labor market specialization, compensating wage differentials, competition and market structure, pricing, income, and government regulation. The authors include an in-depth description of how to incorporate a historical novel into a microeconomics class and provide some evaluation strategies. (Contains 4 notes.)
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Economics Education, Microeconomics, Novels, Educational Principles, Concept Teaching, Didacticism, Evaluation Methods, Curriculum Enrichment, Instructional Design, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Literature Appreciation, Literary Criticism, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
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