Jamie Wagner

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Jamie Wagner, PhD, is a Professor and Teaching Fellow with the Foundation for Teaching Economics (FTE), a nonprofit educational organization that promotes experiential learning and the economic way of thinking. FTE was established in 1975 and operates as a program of The Fund for American Studies (TFAS). Wagner is also Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Economic Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

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    High Schoolers Need Economics, Not Just ‘Financial Literacy’

    Jamie Wagner
    April is National Financial Literacy Month, when the federal government and many states encourage citizens to become more financially literate. Unfortunately, many today lack a basic knowledge of economics, to our nation’s detriment.  Across the country, states are starting to mandate that students take a personal finance course to graduate high school, often in place of economics courses. In 2022,…
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