Evaporative Economics: A Truth-Telling Metaphor to Displace the Trickle-Down Lie That Just Won't Die

Autor/inn/en	Wright-Maley, Cory; Hall, Delandrea; Finley, Shakealia Y.
Titel	Evaporative Economics: A Truth-Telling Metaphor to Displace the Trickle-Down Lie That Just Won't Die
Quelle	In: Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 14 (2023) 2, S.1-20 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Ethics; Figurative Language; Economics Education; Language Usage; Teaching Methods; Deception; Language Role; Course Content; Middle Class; Working Class + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethik; Wirtschaftskunde; Sprachgebrauch; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Täuschung; Kursprogramm; Mittelschicht; Arbeiterklasse
Abstract	Trickle-down economics is a fallacious metaphor that hurts working people and the civic commons. In this paper, we discuss the role and impact metaphors have in economics education. We explore the stickiness of "truthy" but ultimately false metaphors and offer economics educators alternative metaphors to displace this problematic metaphorical language. In its place, we propose a restorying of this fiction to tell a more truthful story in economics classrooms using the dual metaphors of "evaporative economics" and "economic desertification." We end by identifying the limitations of metaphorical language in teaching complex economic concepts, even while we recognize the power of these tools to elicit engagement in and with economics content that has real and lasting impacts on individuals and communities. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Social Studies Education Research. Serhat Mah. 1238/2 Sok. 7B Blok 12 Ostim, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey; Web site: http://jsser.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01