Economics in a Crisis: A Cautious Approach to Being Relevant

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Jadrian Wooten, Abdullah Al-Bahrani
Journal of Economics Teaching, vol. 5(4), 2021, pp. 142–151

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Wooten, J., & Al-Bahrani, A. (2021). Economics in a Crisis: A Cautious Approach to Being Relevant. Journal of Economics Teaching, 5(4), 142–151.

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Wooten, Jadrian, and Abdullah Al-Bahrani. “Economics in a Crisis: A Cautious Approach to Being Relevant.” Journal of Economics Teaching 5, no. 4 (2021): 142–151.

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Wooten, Jadrian, and Abdullah Al-Bahrani. “Economics in a Crisis: A Cautious Approach to Being Relevant.” Journal of Economics Teaching, vol. 5, no. 4, 2021, pp. 142–51.

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@article{jadrian2021a,
  title = {Economics in a Crisis: A Cautious Approach to Being Relevant},
  year = {2021},
  issue = {4},
  journal = {Journal of Economics Teaching},
  pages = {142–151},
  volume = {5},
  author = {Wooten, Jadrian and Al-Bahrani, Abdullah}
}

While this may appear to be a good opportunity to bring real-life examples into the classroom
and show how economics applies during a global pandemic, we advocate instead for a more
cautious approach. One of the joys of teaching economics is that it can be applied to “everyday
life,” but there are some moments in life where caution may be warranted.