The feedback method of teaching macroeconomics: Is it effective?

System Dynamics Review

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 391-413

  Wheat Jr , I David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; MACROECONOMICS;

EID: 38949097459     PISSN: 08837066     EISSN: 10991727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sdr.386     Document Type: Article

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