In the Beginning……: An Analysis of the Starting Topics in Introductory Economics Textbooks

Martin K. Jones

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-31605-0_6

In the Beginning……: An Analysis of the Starting Topics in Introductory Economics Textbooks

Martin K. Jones (Lead / Corresponding author)

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From a pedagogical point of view, there are huge advantages in being able to attract the attention of your students from the very start of their degree. It would naturally be thought that introductory textbooks, and the many university courses using them, would have topics that, indeed, attracted students’ attention. However, the topics usually presented in the first chapters of economics textbooks are a mixed bag. They are often highly specialised, have few links to core economics and often seem outdated. Many seem to be included out of inertia or as a ritual of respect for the past. This chapter analyses the most popular of the topics and makes suggestions for how they can be changed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Post-Crash Economics and the Covid Emergency in the Global Economy
Subtitle of host publication	Interdisciplinary Issues in Teaching and Research
Editors	Abdullah Yusuf, Carlo J. Morelli, Omar Feraboli
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Chapter	6
Pages	85-101
Number of pages	17
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031316050
ISBN (Print)	9783031316043, 9783031316074
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31605-0_6
Publication status	Published - 29 Jul 2023

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In the Beginning……: An Analysis of the Starting Topics in Introductory Economics Textbooks. / Jones, Martin K. (Lead / Corresponding author).
Post-Crash Economics and the Covid Emergency in the Global Economy: Interdisciplinary Issues in Teaching and Research. ed. / Abdullah Yusuf; Carlo J. Morelli; Omar Feraboli. 1. ed. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023. p. 85-101.

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