Tag: Stacey Yeun

Putting Modern Economics in Context: Lessons from a Soviet Curriculum Reform Project

By Stacey Yuen Editor’s note: This blog post is based on an interview with Dr. Neva Goodwin conducted in May 2021. In 1989, just before the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Soviet Academy of Sciences began sourcing for an American economics textbook for translation and use in the Soviet Union. They requested help from […]

Teaching Modules Roundup: Incorporating Social Issues into Introductory Economics

By Stacey Yuen The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic remains deeply felt in the classroom as a new year has arrived. Beyond the possibility of switching to remote teaching, educators and students alike are contending with questions about whether their curriculum materials effectively reflect the changing realities in their society and the socioeconomic challenges that […]