Books and Texts
Davis (2015) advocates for increased use of creative arts in the teaching of economics as:
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It is a more memorable experience for a student,
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It engages students, especially otherwise disinterested ones, and
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It facilitates economic literacy.
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General Literature
Comprehensive reading list of literary texts with excerpts and commentary relating it to economics
Bohanon & Vachris (2012); Watts & Smith (1989); Watts (2003)
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Historical Novels
Discusses the use of historical novels to teach economics
Considine (2006); Cotti & Johnson (2012)
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The Great Books
Readings, discussions, written assignments, and exams relating the Great Books to introductory economic concepts
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American Novels
Describes the use of a series of American novels to teach labor market economics
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Short stories
Readings, discussions, written assignments, and exams relating modern short stories to introductory economic concepts
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Children's books
Readings and discussions relating Dr. Seuss books/passages, Harry Potter and Wizard of Oz to economic concepts
Podemska-Mikluch & Deyo (2014)
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Comic Books
Reading comic books related to economic concepts
O'Roark (2017)
O'Roark & Grant (2018)
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Haiku poetry
Writing and reading haiku related to economic concepts
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Shakespeare
Readings, discussions, written assignments, and exams relating The Merchant of Venice to monetary economics
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General art
Viewings and discussions relating visual art themes to introductory economic concepts
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