EconomistBoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve System mike.batty@frb.gov Areas of Research Interest: Applied Microeconomics, Consumer Finance, Health Economics, Public Economics More Information Previous Return to Fellows Next
Mike Batty
My Classroom Economy Evaluation Results Now Available
The Center for Financial Security recently completed an evaluation of My Classroom Economy (MCE), an innovative approach to financial education. In contrast to more traditional financial education programs based around lesson plans, MCE is experiential. Teachers establish a classroom-based economy that integrates into the school day as a classroom management system. Research suggests that this type of experiential approach is a promising teaching strategy, with … Continue reading My Classroom Economy Evaluation Results Now Available
My Classroom Economy Evaluation: Early Findings
Final results of the My Classroom Economy are available at go.wisc.edu/5vxlz5. This brief presents early findings that are updated in the final report and brief. This brief highlights early findings from the Center for Financial Security's evaluation of the My Classroom Economy (MyCE) financial education program. MyCE is an experiential approach to teaching financial knowledge and … Continue reading My Classroom Economy Evaluation: Early Findings
University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security 