Teach Economics
Episodes
Sam Allgood: How to Design a Class Backward
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When designing an economics class, sometimes the best approach is to start in reverse. In this episode, University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor Sam...
David Autor: The Human Side of AI
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Autor, MIT's Daniel and Gail Rubinfeld professor of economics, is a leading thinker and researcher on how AI could reshape the labor market. Whi...
Patrice Bain: Teaching with "Power Tools"
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Could brain science help unlock students' understanding of complex economic topics? In this episode, St. Louis Fed Economic Education Officer Sco...
John List: Inspiring Student Curiosity through Real-World Economics
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, University of Chicago professor John List shares his unique approach to teaching economics. Unlike traditional methods, List begins ...
Gary Hoover: Teaching with Purpose
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tulane University professor Gary Hoover shares how his personal journey to the field of economics shaped his teaching philosophy. Hoover also reflects...
Wendy Stock: Harnessing Student Curiosity to Fuel Economic Education
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wendy Stock, a professor of economics at Montana State University, doesn't begin the first day of the semester reviewing a syllabus with her students...
Avi Cohen: If Students Only Take One Econ Course, What Should They Learn?
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let's say you're writing a syllabus for the only economics class a student might ever take. What would you teach? That's the question on the mind of A...
Annamaria Lusardi: How Lessons in Personal Finance Can Help Teach Economics
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of our Teach Economics podcast, Annamaria Lusardi, faculty director of the Initiative for Financial Decision-Making at Stanfo...
Greg Mankiw: When Introducing Economics to Students, It Helps to Keep Things Simple
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When introducing economics to students, Harvard University economics professor Greg Mankiw says it helps to keep it simple. "Maybe they will only tak...
Bill Goffe and Andrew Butler: How Understanding Brain Science Can Help You Teach Economics
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Would bringing brain science into your classroom help you teach economics? In this episode, Scott Wolla, economic education officer at the Federal Re...
Professor Justin Wolfers: The Importance of Teaching Students to "Think Like an Economist"
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Teach Economics, Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan, talks to Scott Wolla, econ...
Sneak-a-nomics: How Creative Lesson Writing Starts with Teamwork
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this third episode, Mary Suiter, former assistant vice president of economic education at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and Mike Raymer, ...
Sneak-a-nomics: How to Unlock Economics Lessons with a Good Story
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of Sneak-a-nomics, Bonnie Meszaros, associate director of the Center of Economic Education and Entrepreneurship at the Universit...
Sneak-a-nomics: Why Economics Lessons Engage Struggling Students
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of Sneak-a-nomics, Erin Boettcher, a fifth grade teacher at Newark Charter School in Newark, Del., and Bonnie Meszaros, associate...