Professor Justin Wolfers: The Importance of Teaching Students to “Think Like an Economist”

Update: 2023-12-05

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In this episode of Teach Economics, Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan, talks to Scott Wolla, economic education officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, about how he found economics, why he loves teaching economics, and why it’s important to help students “think like an economist.”

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Professor Justin Wolfers: The Importance of Teaching Students to “Think Like an Economist”

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Professor Justin Wolfers: The Importance of Teaching Students to “Think Like an Economist”

Professor Justin Wolfers: The Importance of Teaching Students to “Think Like an Economist”