Using a Conceptual Matrix to Organize a Course in the History of Economic Thought


Publication: Journal of Economic Education

Volume: Volume 29, No. 3

Issue: Summer 1998

Pages: 262-273

Author(s): Dean Peterson (Seattle University) and John C. Bean (Seattle University)

Address (Principal Author):Dean Peterson, Assistant Professor of Economics, Seattle University, Albers School of Business and Economics, Department of Economics, Broadway and Madison, Seattle, WA 98122, 206-296-2537, fax: 206-296-2486

Internet Address (Principal Author):dean@seattleu.edu

Title: Using a Conceptual Matrix to Organize a Course in the History of Economic Thought

Abstract: A method for organizing the complex subject matter associated with the history of economic thought is designed to improve student understanding and critical thinking. The article describes the matrix method and presents an overview of the conceptual benefits associated with this approach.

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