Wendy Stock: Harnessing Student Curiosity to Fuel Economic Education

Wendy Stock, a professor of economics at Montana State University, doesn't begin the first day of the semester reviewing a syllabus with her students. Rather, she asks them what topics in the world are the most important to them. Stock then uses their answers to frame lessons about how economics can help them better understand what they feel most affects their lives.

In this episode, Stock talks with St. Louis Fed Economic Education Officer Scott Wolla about how her own curiosity led her to economics and how she hopes harnessing her students' curiosity will help them better grasp complicated topics.