The cost of economic literacy: How well does a literacy-Targeted principles of economics course prepare students for intermediate theory courses?

Journal of Economic Education

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-132

  Gilleskie, Donna B ^a   Salemi, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

economic literacy; economics major; intermediate macroeconomic theory; intermediate microeconomic theory; principles of economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859793451     PISSN: 00220485     EISSN: 21524068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220485.2012.659639     Document Type: Article

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