Bringing Economics to the Masses

Economics Happy Hour Podcast · Aug 22, 2024 · 34m

Matt and Jadrian are joined by Abdullah Al Bahrani, the Executive Director of JET and a Professor of Economics at Northern Kentucky University. This episode was also recorded at JET SET 2024 in Blacksburg. Abdullah shares his journey from classroom educator to public educator. He shares how his social media presence, "Econ with Dr. A," emerged during the pandemic while teaching online from Oman.

In this episode, we discuss:

* How The Econ Games can help students realize their potential

* Being a YouTube and Instagram celebrity

* Tradeoffs of moving from teaching to administration

* How to…