Teaching
Teaching Philosophy
I teach economics as a practical way of thinking about the choices made by people, firms, and governments. My courses pair clear conceptual foundations with active learning: classroom games, data, and policy examples help students test economic ideas and connect models to real decisions.
My goal is to create an inclusive, supportive classroom where students ask questions, build confidence, and leave with analytical tools they can use beyond the course.
Principles of Microeconomics - Classroom Games
Core Concept
Cost and Production
Paper Plane Factory
Students connect production decisions, costs, and marginal cost through a hands-on factory activity.
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Students choose output, compare cost schedules, and identify how marginal cost changes with production.
Core Concept
Public Goods
Contribution Game
Students make contribution decisions, observe group outcomes, and discuss public-goods incentives.
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Students compare private contributions with group outcomes and discuss incentives for cooperation and free riding.
Core Concept
Supply, Demand, and Equilibrium
Market Game
Students act as buyers and sellers while the class observes prices adjust toward market equilibrium.
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Students submit buying and selling decisions over several rounds and observe how market pressure changes prices.
Core Concept
Long-Run Average Cost
Coffee Shop Cost Builder
Students design coffee shops at different scales and build the long-run average cost envelope from short-run cost curves.
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Students compare fixed and variable costs, save alternative shop designs, and identify economies and diseconomies of scale along the LRAC curve.
Core Concept
Monopoly and Price Discrimination
The Price Is Yours
Students set monopoly prices, compare single-price and group-pricing outcomes, and uncover when price discrimination can survive.
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Students take the roles of a monopoly firm's CEO and buyers with different willingness to pay, then test how pricing changes output, profit, and deadweight loss.
Principles of Macroeconomics - Classroom Games
Core Concept
Credit Markets
Credit Market Auction
Students compete as lenders for loan opportunities and explore interest rates, risk, and credit-market decisions.
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Students bid on loan opportunities, compare interest-rate offers, and discuss risk and strategic competition.