Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ818899
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0485
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Economics of War
Solman, Paul
Journal of Economic Education, v39 n4 p391-400 Fall 2008
The author describes and elaborates on how to use his public-television reports on the costs of the war in Iraq to teach economics. He shows how the Iraq war can provide economics instructors with an example for discussing cost-benefit analysis and opportunity costs in class. (Contains 4 notes.)
Descriptors: War, Foreign Countries, Economics Education, Cost Effectiveness, Social Theories, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Mass Media Use, Classroom Techniques, Introductory Courses, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Instructional Design
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iraq
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