What is Economics for Everyone?
What is Economics for Everyone?
The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics is undertaking an educational initiative designed to reach large audiences, both in the United States and abroad. Building on the “Chicago Economics” model that has helped to define the University of Chicago’s culture of rigor, intellectual curiosity, and public-facing discussion of economic principles, we aim to cultivate a broader public understanding of the contemporary world through basic principles of economics.
This initiative has grown from “Economics for Everyone,” our popular undergraduate course, and we have adapted the original syllabus to produce educational materials to bring the power of economics to everyone. These materials range from our lessons focused on “big economic ideas” (without the math), quick informative lessons teaching the technical skills behind the big ideas, insights about current events and research, and more.
Our goal is to make the beauty and power of economic thinking available to everyone, and our endeavor is to take advantage of emerging forms of communication to disseminate economics education widely and to ignite the appreciation of the language of economics–and the reputation of Chicago economics–across the globe.