Jesse Aaron Zinn
@jesseaaronzinn.bsky.social
Economics professor with research interests in macroeconomics, monetary economics, and public economics. https://sites.google.com/site/jessezinn/
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I developed a new diagram for teaching monetary aggregates. The definitions for the money supply M = C + D and the monetary base B = C + R give us the following diagram. Can you tell what determines the size of the "???" gap?
#Economics #EconSky #TeachEcon
#Economics #EconSky #TeachEcon
I developed a new diagram for teaching monetary aggregates. The definitions for the money supply M = C + D and the monetary base B = C + R give us the following diagram. Can you tell what determines the size of the "???" gap?
#Economics #EconSky #TeachEcon
#Economics #EconSky #TeachEcon
October 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I developed a new diagram for teaching monetary aggregates. The definitions for the money supply M = C + D and the monetary base B = C + R give us the following diagram. Can you tell what determines the size of the "???" gap?
#Economics #EconSky #TeachEcon
#Economics #EconSky #TeachEcon
The model with the constant money multiplier is out of fashion since it led so many astray after the financial crisis of 2008, but I like showing my students the empirical money multiplier because it tells such a great story...
#Economics #EconSky #TeachEcon
#Economics #EconSky #TeachEcon
September 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The model with the constant money multiplier is out of fashion since it led so many astray after the financial crisis of 2008, but I like showing my students the empirical money multiplier because it tells such a great story...
#Economics #EconSky #TeachEcon
#Economics #EconSky #TeachEcon
If you're looking for a fresh approach to teaching producer surplus, including how you can compare it to profit and a way to represent it graphically as the area of a rectangle, you may want to check out my recent article for Teaching Business & Economics. #Economics #EconSky #TeachEcon
A Few Insights regarding Producer Surplus
This note advocates defining producer surplus as revenue minus variable costs. It illustrates how this definition is consistent with the way producer surplus&nb
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August 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
If you're looking for a fresh approach to teaching producer surplus, including how you can compare it to profit and a way to represent it graphically as the area of a rectangle, you may want to check out my recent article for Teaching Business & Economics. #Economics #EconSky #TeachEcon
Recording of my presentation to the 36th Annual Teaching Economics Conference, where I talk about my approach to teaching consumer, producer, and total surplus. #Economics #EconSky #TeachEcon
Novel Representations of Consumer, Producer, and Total Surpluses
YouTube video by Jesse Zinn
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August 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Recording of my presentation to the 36th Annual Teaching Economics Conference, where I talk about my approach to teaching consumer, producer, and total surplus. #Economics #EconSky #TeachEcon