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Peer reviewedHester, Donald D. – Journal of Economic Education, 1991
Describes an instructional simulation of a commercial banking system. Identifies the teaching of portfolio theory, market robustness, and the subtleties of institutional constraints and decision making under uncertainty as the project's goals. Discusses the results of applying the simulation in an environment of local and national markets and a…
Descriptors: Banking, Computer Simulation, Economics Education, Free Enterprise System
Peer reviewedKhandker, A. Wahhab; Wehrs, William E. – Journal of Economic Education, 1990
Presents an instructional system that integrates computer simulation and computer graphics for economic models presented as equation systems. Describes the Model Laboratory System, an instructional system, developed at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse. (DB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedKing, Paul G.; LaRoe, Ross M. – Journal of Economic Education, 1991
Describes the liberal arts, computer laboratory-based economics program at Denison University (Ohio). Includes as goals helping students to (1) understand deductive arguments, (2) learn to apply theory in real-world situations, and (3) test and modify theory when necessary. Notes that the program combines computer laboratory experiments for…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Curriculum, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
