James Peyton
Economics
Highline Community College
Website Content Contributions
Activity (1)
Demonstrating discount rates with a reverse auction of presentation dates part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Classroom Experiments:Examples
In this reverse auction of assignment delivery dates, student groups submit their "offers" for taking different dates. The groups complete an exercise using their offers to calculate a simple discount rate for future effort, which can be tied to a discussion of the economics of climate change.
Other Contributions (2)
Secondary Bond Market Simulation with Financial Meltdown Shock part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Economics at Two-Year Colleges:Activities
James Peyton part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:About this Project:Project Participants
Biographical and professional profile page of James Peyton, Economics and Political Science Department Coordinator at Highline Community College, detailing his academic background in agricultural and resource economics, teaching experience in microeconomics and macroeconomics, involvement in economics education initiatives, and contributions to pedagogical projects including student assessment and faculty development.
