Author: Ted Tucker

FTE: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence in Economic Education
2025 is a special year for the Foundation for Teaching Economics (FTE), as we celebrate our 50th anniversary. In 1975,…

The Economic Way of Thinking: The Key to Financial Literacy
Professor Jamie Wagner discusses how economics is the key to financial literacy. She is a Professor and Teaching Fellow with…

Trade Wars – Economics Awakens (repost)
FTE is re-posting this article written during Trump 1.0. Much of what Professor Malek had to say about tariffs back…

FTE Honors Professor Robert Lawson
I was privileged to introduce this year’s winner of the Gary M. Walton Award for Excellence in Economic Education for…

The Economics of Love, Trade, and Opportunity Cost
Professor Jamie Wagner discusses the economics of love, trade, and opportunity cost. She is a Professor and Teaching Fellow with…

Do Summer Programs Help With College Admissions?
On Point with the Executive Director Do Summer Programs Help With College Admission? In my role as Executive Director of…

Book Club Recap – Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through The Unfree World
Jamie Wagner is a Professor and Teaching Fellow with the Foundation for Teaching Economics, as well as an Associate Professor…

Top 5 Econ Lessons For Your Classroom
By Jamie Wagner, Professor and Economics Teaching Fellow with the Foundation for Teaching Economics and an Associate Professor at the…

Teachers Learn About the Tradeoffs of Renewable Energy Future
Amanda Stiglbauer, FTE mentor teacher, summarizes FTE’s conference on the tradeoffs associated with renewable energy. This special topic conference, held…

A Simple Activity To Explain A Change in Demand vs A Change in Quantity Demanded
Jamie Wagner is a Professor and Teaching Fellow with the Foundation for Teaching Economics as well as an Associate Professor…