Bringing Economics to Life: Teaching with Metaphor and Storytelling
Panel Session
Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM (EST)
- Moderator: Scott Wolla, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Panelist(s)
Peter Coy
,
Freelance Journalist
Topic: Metaphors in Economics: Making the Abstract Concrete
Stacey Vanek Smith
,
Bloomberg
Topic: Storytelling as a Tool for Economic Understanding
Avi J. Cohen
,
University of Toronto
Topic: Scaffolding Economic Concepts Through Narrative
Bill Goffe
,
Pennsylvania State University
Topic: Cognitive Science and the Power of Story in Learning Economics
JEL Classifications
- A2 - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics
- A1 - General Economics