Role Playing in the History of Economic Thought

Publication: Journal of Economic Education

Volume: Volume 30, No. 2

Issue: Spring 1999

Pages: 112-118

Author(s): Tom Oberhofer (Eckerd College)

Address (Principal Author):Professor of Economics, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL 33733, (813) 864-8250 fax: (813) 864-7967

Internet Address (Principal Author):oberhot@eckerd.edu

Title: Role Playing in the History of Economic Thought

Abstract: An economics course is describe in which students assume the roles of key figures in the development of economic thought, ranging from the Mercantilists through the early Neoclassicists, for the entire semester. Discussion is structured thematically rather than chronologically so characters are conversationally engaged in each class.