For many Harvard freshmen, Ec10 (aka, Social Analysis 10, “Principles of Economics,”) is as much a part of the college experience as sneaking food out of Annenberg. Sections will sometimes bore you to ...

The Journal of Economic Education, Vol. 40, No. 4 (FALL 2009), pp. 385-404 (20 pages) One of the most important challenges facing college instructors of economics is helping students engage.

The authors provide an explanation of urban sprawl using topics commonly taught in the principles of economics course. Specifically, employing the concepts of congestible public goods, they explain ...