Title: Teaching critical macroeconomics

Authors: Junaid B. Jahangir

Addresses: Department of Anthropology, Economics, and Political Science, MacEwan University, 10700 104 Ave, Edmonton AB T5J 4S2, Canada

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to illustrate how a macroeconomics course can incorporate pluralism. This is achieved by drawing key ideas from six critical textbooks, including recently published ones that complement neoclassical macroeconomics textbooks. The topics considered include GDP and measurement, the loanable funds market model, unemployment and job guarantee, money and banking, the quantity theory of money and inflation, free trade and exchange rates, aggregate demand-supply, and fiscal and monetary policies. The paper highlights one approach, which instructors can reference in their pedagogical approaches towards incorporating real-world and pluralist content.

Keywords: macroeconomics; CORE; pluralism; real-world; critical thinking; economics pedagogy.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPEE.2026.152979

International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education, 2026 Vol.16 No.1, pp.90 - 109

Received: 06 May 2025
Accepted: 06 Sep 2025
Published online: 17 Apr 2026 *

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