Teaching the Principles of Economics

N. Gregory Mankiw

Eastern Economic Journal, 1998, vol. 24, issue 4, 519-524

Abstract: In this brief essay, I describe my approach to the principles course. I emphasize three themes. First, in teaching microeconomics, the tools of welfare economics should play a larger role than they have in the past. Second, in teaching macroeconomics, classical ideas should play a larger role than they have in the past. Third, in teaching all parts of the course, we instructors should be sure to stress the important principles and be careful not to overwhelm students with an excess of details.

Keywords: Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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