Laura J. ahlstrom, Ph.D.

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Published research

“Teaching with FRED and Active-Learning Methods in Introductory Economics Courses,” with Diego Mendez-Carbajo. 2025.

"Factors Contributing to the Use of Diversity, Inclusion, and Gender Examples in Undergraduate Economics Courses: Findings from the National ‘Chalk-and-Talk’ Survey,” with Carlos J. Asarta and Cynthia Harter. 2024.

"Factors Contributing to the Use of Diversity, Inclusion, and Gender Examples in Undergraduate Economics Courses: Findings from the National ‘Chalk-and-Talk’ Survey,” with Carlos J. Asarta and Cynthia Harter. 2024.

International Review of Economic Education

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"Factors Contributing to the Use of Diversity, Inclusion, and Gender Examples in Undergraduate Economics Courses: Findings from the National ‘Chalk-and-Talk’ Survey,” with Carlos J. Asarta and Cynthia Harter. 2024.

"Factors Contributing to the Use of Diversity, Inclusion, and Gender Examples in Undergraduate Economics Courses: Findings from the National ‘Chalk-and-Talk’ Survey,” with Carlos J. Asarta and Cynthia Harter. 2024.

"Factors Contributing to the Use of Diversity, Inclusion, and Gender Examples in Undergraduate Economics Courses: Findings from the National ‘Chalk-and-Talk’ Survey,” with Carlos J. Asarta and Cynthia Harter. 2024.

Journal of Education for Business

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“Gender and Intermediate Microeconomics Course Performance: Does Course Type Matter?” with David M. Switzer. 2024.

"Factors Contributing to the Use of Diversity, Inclusion, and Gender Examples in Undergraduate Economics Courses: Findings from the National ‘Chalk-and-Talk’ Survey,” with Carlos J. Asarta and Cynthia Harter. 2024.

“Teaching Methods and Materials in Undergraduate Economics Courses: School, Instructor, and Department Effects,” with Cynthia Harter and Carlos J. Asarta. 2023.

The American 

Economist

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“Teaching Methods and Materials in Undergraduate Economics Courses: School, Instructor, and Department Effects,” with Cynthia Harter and Carlos J. Asarta. 2023.

“Teaching Methods and Materials in Undergraduate Economics Courses: School, Instructor, and Department Effects,” with Cynthia Harter and Carlos J. Asarta. 2023.

“Teaching Methods and Materials in Undergraduate Economics Courses: School, Instructor, and Department Effects,” with Cynthia Harter and Carlos J. Asarta. 2023.

International Review of Economic Education

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“Does Advanced Placement Economics Exam Participation and Performance Predict Undergraduate Economics Major Completion?” 2021.

“Teaching Methods and Materials in Undergraduate Economics Courses: School, Instructor, and Department Effects,” with Cynthia Harter and Carlos J. Asarta. 2023.

“Does Advanced Placement Economics Exam Participation and Performance Predict Undergraduate Economics Major Completion?” 2021.

The American 

Economist

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“The Gender Gap in Undergraduate Economics Course Persistence and Degree Selection,” with Carlos J. Asarta. 2019.

“Teaching Methods and Materials in Undergraduate Economics Courses: School, Instructor, and Department Effects,” with Cynthia Harter and Carlos J. Asarta. 2023.

“Does Advanced Placement Economics Exam Participation and Performance Predict Undergraduate Economics Major Completion?” 2021.

AEA Papers and 

Proceedings

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Published Economic Education Scholarship

“Promoting Economic Literacy: Combining News Articles and Clicker Questions in a Large Introductory Microeconomics Course,” 2021.

“Promoting Economic Literacy: Combining News Articles and Clicker Questions in a Large Introductory Microeconomics Course,” 2021.

“Promoting Economic Literacy: Combining News Articles and Clicker Questions in a Large Introductory Microeconomics Course,” 2021.

The Journal of Economic Education 

War Movies and Economics: Lessons from Hollywood’s Adaptations of Military Conflicts, with Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. (Eds.). 2020.

“Promoting Economic Literacy: Combining News Articles and Clicker Questions in a Large Introductory Microeconomics Course,” 2021.

“Promoting Economic Literacy: Combining News Articles and Clicker Questions in a Large Introductory Microeconomics Course,” 2021.

New York: Routledge.

“The Private Provision of a Public Good: An Examination of Hollywood’s Adaptation of the Third Servile War,” with Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. 2020.

“The Private Provision of a Public Good: An Examination of Hollywood’s Adaptation of the Third Servile War,” with Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. 2020.

“The Private Provision of a Public Good: An Examination of Hollywood’s Adaptation of the Third Servile War,” with Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. 2020.

 In War Movies and Economics: Lessons from Hollywood’s Adaptations of Military Conflicts. New York: Routledge.  


“ ‘Another Day, Another Vlog’: The Alchian-Allen Theorem, Social Media, and Long-Distance Relationships,” with Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. 2018.

“The Private Provision of a Public Good: An Examination of Hollywood’s Adaptation of the Third Servile War,” with Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. 2020.

“The Private Provision of a Public Good: An Examination of Hollywood’s Adaptation of the Third Servile War,” with Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. 2020.

 Perspectives on Economic Education Research 

Working Papers and Works in progress

“The Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Undergraduate Economics Courses: Results from the Seventh National ‘Chalk and Talk’ Survey,” with Carlos J. Asarta and Cynthia Harter.

“The Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Undergraduate Economics Courses: Results from the Seventh National ‘Chalk and Talk’ Survey,” with Carlos J. Asarta and Cynthia Harter.

“The Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Undergraduate Economics Courses: Results from the Seventh National ‘Chalk and Talk’ Survey,” with Carlos J. Asarta and Cynthia Harter.

 2025

“ 'Chalk and Talk' 30 Years Later: Insights from the seventh national survey on teaching in undergraduate introductory economics” with Carlos J. Asarta and Cynthia Harter.

“The Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Undergraduate Economics Courses: Results from the Seventh National ‘Chalk and Talk’ Survey,” with Carlos J. Asarta and Cynthia Harter.

“The Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Undergraduate Economics Courses: Results from the Seventh National ‘Chalk and Talk’ Survey,” with Carlos J. Asarta and Cynthia Harter.

 2025

“Assessment Trends in College Economics: Insights from a Seventh National Quinquennial Survey,” with Cynthia Harter and Carlos J. Asarta.

“The Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Undergraduate Economics Courses: Results from the Seventh National ‘Chalk and Talk’ Survey,” with Carlos J. Asarta and Cynthia Harter.

“Assessment Trends in College Economics: Insights from a Seventh National Quinquennial Survey,” with Cynthia Harter and Carlos J. Asarta.

2025

“Gender Differences in Money and Banking Course Enrollment and Economics Degree Completion”

“More Bang for Your Buck: The Effects of Flat Rate Tuition on University Course Loads, Performance, and Major Selection,” with Brent Norwood.

“Assessment Trends in College Economics: Insights from a Seventh National Quinquennial Survey,” with Cynthia Harter and Carlos J. Asarta.

2021 – 2025


“Principles of Economics Course Enrollment and Persistence Among First-Generation and Native American Students”

“More Bang for Your Buck: The Effects of Flat Rate Tuition on University Course Loads, Performance, and Major Selection,” with Brent Norwood.

“More Bang for Your Buck: The Effects of Flat Rate Tuition on University Course Loads, Performance, and Major Selection,” with Brent Norwood.

2024 – 2025 

“More Bang for Your Buck: The Effects of Flat Rate Tuition on University Course Loads, Performance, and Major Selection,” with Brent Norwood.

“More Bang for Your Buck: The Effects of Flat Rate Tuition on University Course Loads, Performance, and Major Selection,” with Brent Norwood.

“More Bang for Your Buck: The Effects of Flat Rate Tuition on University Course Loads, Performance, and Major Selection,” with Brent Norwood.

2021 – 2025


Additional publications

EconEd News

Curriculum and Instruction

Grant Research

  

“What We Know About Gender Differences in Economics Degree Attainment,” 

Spring/Summer 2023. EconEd News.

AEA Committee on Economic Education. 

Grant Research

Curriculum and Instruction

Grant Research

“The Status of Women in Oklahoma: A Summary Report to United WE,” 

with Malabi Dass. 2022. 

United WE (Women’s Empowerment). 

Curriculum and Instruction

Curriculum and Instruction

Curriculum and Instruction

  

“Economics Terms A-Z: Ultimatum Game” 

“Economics Terms A-Z: Stag Hunt”

2023. INOMICS: The Site for Economists. 

Other Research

Curriculum and Instruction

Curriculum and Instruction

 “Exploring Increasing Income Inequality in the U.S.: A Public Choice Approach,” with Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. and Kamal P. Upadhyaya. 2019. Compensation and Benefits Review.  

Curriculum and Instruction

Curriculum and Instruction

Curriculum and Instruction


“Sweet Potato Pie,” 2015. Lesson Plan. 

St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank.

Laura J. Ahlstrom, Ph.D.

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