Assessing students: Real-world analyses underpinned by economic theory

Having highlighted the importance of designing assessments for university economics students that link technical material with practical applications, the paper outlines three such assessments that have been successfully applied with postgraduate and third year undergraduate-level students. The assessments ask students to use their knowledge of economic theories and empirical analyses to propose and debate policy positions or to analyse the strategy decisions of real firms.

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Year of publication:	2016
Authors:	Elliott, Caroline ; Balasubramanyam, Vudayagiri N.
Published in:	Cogent Economics & Finance. - Abingdon : Taylor & Francis, ISSN 2332-2039. - Vol. 4.2016, 1, p. 1-8
Publisher:	Abingdon : Taylor & Francis
Subject:	assessment \| active learning \| economic tools for teaching

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1080/23322039.2016.1151171 [DOI] 856887943 [GVK] hdl:10419/147799 [Handle]
Source:	EconStor

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