G. Dirk Mateer

UT-Austin

Professor of Instruction

Austin, TX 78705

United States

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“  I am currently working on The Fashionable Economist, Extreme Pricing Viral Videos, Assessing the impact of ChatGPT on Principles of Economics Instruction, and Teaching Financial Literacy with Schitt's Creek.  ”

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ChatGPT has Mastered the Principles of Economics: Now What?

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 14 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2023
Wayne Geerling, G. Dirk Mateer, Jadrian Wooten and Nikhil Damodaran
University of Texas at Austin, UT-Austin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and O. P. Jindal Global University
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TUCE, ChatGPT, assessment, artificial intelligence, academic integrity

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From the Beatles to Macklemore: Economics in Music in the Pop Culture Era

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 16 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2016
Kim Holder, G. Dirk Mateer and Brian O'Roark
University of West Georgia, UT-Austin and Robert Morris University
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Economic Education, Music, Teaching

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The Economics Behind the Billions: How Taylor Swift and MrBeast Can Be Used to Teach Economics

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 01 Dec 2023
Signe DeWind, Wayne Geerling, G. Dirk Mateer and Kelsey Halfen
Francisco Marroquín University, University of Texas at Austin, UT-Austin and Dulles High School
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comparative advantage, competition, creative destruction, demand, economic growth, entrepreneurship, gains from trade, gross domestic product, incentives, intellectual property, MrBeast, oligopoly, product differentiation, production costs, shortages, specialization, substitutes, Swiftonomics

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Engaging Gen Z Students with Economic Lessons Featuring MrBeast

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 08 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2023
Wayne Geerling, G. Dirk Mateer and Jadrian Wooten
University of Texas at Austin, UT-Austin and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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active learning, media, popular culture, teaching economics, technology, streaming, YouTube

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Breaking Down the Language Barrier: Using Pop Culture from Across the Globe to Teach Microeconomics

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 26 Jan 2021
Wayne Geerling, Jadrian Wooten, G. Dirk Mateer and Florencia Gabriele
University of Texas at Austin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, UT-Austin and Emmanuel College
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inclusive teaching, diversity, media, teaching economics

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Through the Lens of Life: Teaching Principles of Economics with Humans of New York

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 08 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2016
Charity-Joy Acchiardo, Abdullah A. Al-Bahrani, Kim Holder and G. Dirk Mateer
University of Arizona - Department of Economics, Northern Kentucky University - Department of Economics and Finance, University of West Georgia and UT-Austin
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Stories, pictures, economic education

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Crazy Rich Game Theory

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 15 Dec 2020
Wayne Geerling, G. Dirk Mateer and Mitchell Addler
University of Texas at Austin, UT-Austin and University of Arizona, Economics Deparment
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technology, active learning, game theory, popular culture, pluralism

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Female Influencers: The Economics behind the Millions

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 29 Nov 2023
Stefani Milovanska-Farrington, Wayne Geerling and G. Dirk Mateer
The University of Tampa, University of Texas at Austin and UT-Austin
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diversity, foundation economics, Gen Z, inclusion, influencers, social media, teaching economics, TikTok, Addison Rae, Kylie Jenner, Olivia Dunne, Olivia Rodrigo

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Extreme Pricing Goes Viral: Lessons for Teaching Price Controls

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 24 Jul 2023
Wayne Geerling, G. Dirk Mateer and Julien Picault
University of Texas at Austin, UT-Austin and University of British Columbia (UBC)
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active learning, media, price controls, popular culture, streaming, teaching economics, TikTok, YouTube, Taylor Swift, Mark Cuban

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Adam Smith is a Kahoot!

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 10 Nov 2021
Charity-Joy Acchiardo, Wayne Geerling and G. Dirk Mateer
University of Texas at Austin - Department of Economics, University of Texas at Austin and UT-Austin
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Kahoot, history economic thought, Adam Smith, Neoclassical, thinkers

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The 10 Greatest Films for Teaching Economics

Mateer, G. Dirk, O’Roark, Brian and Holder, Kim. The 10 Greatest Films for Teaching Economics. The American Economist. 61(2), 204-216, 2016. doi: 10.1177/0569434516653749
Posted: 16 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2016
G. Dirk Mateer, Brian O'Roark and Kim Holder
UT-Austin, Robert Morris University and University of West Georgia

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Economic Education, Films, Teaching

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Beyond Grades: Using Incentives to Motivate Students

Posted: 11 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 31 May 2016
Kim Holder, G. Dirk Mateer, Matthew C Rousu and James Tierney
University of West Georgia, UT-Austin, Susquehanna University - Economics and Pennsylvania State University - Department of Economics

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economics education, student behavior, classroom management, incentives, teaching resources for economists

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Bazinganomics: Economics of the Big Bang Theory

Tierney, J., Mateer, G. D., Smith, B., Wooten, J., & Geerling, W. (2016). Bazinganomics: Economics of The Big Bang Theory. The Journal of Economic Education, 47(2), 192-192.
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 16 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2021
James Tierney, G. Dirk Mateer, Wayne Geerling, Jadrian Wooten and Ben Smith
Pennsylvania State University - Department of Economics, UT-Austin, University of Texas at Austin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Washington State University - School of Economic Sciences
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Teaching Economics, undergraduate economics, websites

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Economics is a Kahoot!

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 07 Oct 2018
Jadrian Wooten, Charity-Joy Acchiardo and G. Dirk Mateer
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, University of Arizona - Department of Economics and UT-Austin
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Economics education, assessment methods, online learning