William Bosshardt
Professor and Director of the Center for Economic Education
Areas of Expertise: Economic Education, Personal Finance Education
Biography
William Bosshardt is an Associate professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Economic Education at FAU. He earned his doctorate in economics from Purdue University in 1991. His main areas of research is in economic education.
Education
- PhD (1991) Economics, Purdue University
- MS (1988) Economics, Purdue University
- BA (1985) Economics, College of St. Thomas
Research Interests
- Economic Eduation: Educational production Functions
Intellectual Contributions
- Jennings, Amanda; Davies, Peter; Bosshardt, William. Why it Works: Using Qualitative Methods in Economic Education Research (forthcoming), Journal of Economic Education
- Bosshardt, William; Standish, Aaron. (2022). Financial Literacy Instruction in Florida High Schools
- Bosshardt, William. (2021). Designing and Communicating New Pedagogy Ideas in Economics, Journal of Economic Education, 52(1), 64-72
- Grimes, Paul; Rogers, Kevin; Bosshardt, William. (2021). Economic Education and Household Financial Outcomes during the Financial Crisis, Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 14(7), 316 (open access)
- Walstad, William; Bosshardt, William. (2020). Using Matrix Puzzles to Assess Student Understanding in Economics, International Review of Economics Education, 35(C), 1-9; doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2020.100193
- Bosshardt, William; Walstad, William. (2019). Grades in Economics and Other Undergraduate Courses, AEA Papers and Proceedings 2019, 109, 1-6
- Bosshardt, William; Walstad, William. (2019). The Undergraduate Economics Coursework of Elementary and Secondary School Teachers, Journal of Economic Education, 50(4), 410-417
- Bosshardt, William; Walstad, William. (2018). Does Studying Economics in College Influence Loan Decisions Later in Life, Journal of Economic Education, 49(2), 130-141
- Bosshardt, William; Chiang, Eric. (2018). Evaluating the Effect of Online Principles Courses on Long-Term Outcomes, International Review of Economics Education, 28, 1-10
- Bosshardt, William; Walstad, William. (2017). Economics and business coursework by undergraduate students: Findings from Baccalaureate and Beyond transcripts, Journal of Economic Education, 48(1), 51-60
- Bosshardt, William; B.Walstad, William. (2017). Some Lasting Effects of Undergraduate Economics on Retirement Planning, American Economic Review, 107(5), 650-654
- Walstad, William; Urban, Carly; Asarta, Carlos; Breitbach, Elizabeth; Bosshardt, William; Heath, Julie; O'Neill, Barbara; Wagner, Jamie; Xiao, Jing. (2017). Perspectives on evaluation in financial education: Landscape, issues, and studies, Journal of Economic Education, 48(2), 93-112
- Bosshardt, William. (2016). Behavioral Economics Module, Council for Economic Education, New York, New York
- Bosshardt, William. (2016). Election Economics Module , Council for Economic Education, New York, New York
- Bosshardt, William. (2016). The Development and Promotion of Financial Literacy Standards: Establishing Standards in the United States, Springer-Verlag, 163-178
- Bosshardt, William; Chiang, Eric. (2016). Lecture Capture Learning: Do Students Perform Better Compared to Face-to-Face Classes?, Southern Economic Journal, 82(3), 1021-1038
- Bosshardt, William; Grimes, Paul; Rogers, Kevin. (2014). Economic Education and the Financial Crisis, New Developments in Economic Education, Edward Elgar, 179-199
- Bosshardt, William. (2014). High School Economics, project director, Council for Economic Education, New York, New York
- Bosshardt, William; Walstad, William. (2014). National Standards for Financial Literacy: Rationale and Content, Journal of Economic Education, 45(1), 63-70
- Bosshardt, William; Watts, Michael; Becker, William. (2013). Course Requirements for Bachelors Degrees in Economics, American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 103(3), 643-647
- Bosshardt, William. (2013). Functions and Goals of the Council of Economic Education, Korean Journal of Economic Education, 4, 213-235
- Bosshardt, William. (2013). National Standards for Financial Literacy, Council for Economic Education, New York, New York
- Bosshardt, William; Lopus, Jane. (2013). Business in the Middle Ages: What Was the Role of Guilds?, Social Education, 77(2), 64-67
- Bosshardt, William; Kennedy, Peter; , . (2012). Data Resources and Econometric Techniques, Edward Elgar Press
- Becker, William; Bosshardt, William; Watts, Michael. (2012). How Departments of Economics Evaluate Teaching, The Journal of Economic Education, 43(3), 325-333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220485.2012.686826
- Allgood, Sam; Bosshardt, William; van der Klaauw, Wilbert; Watts, Michael. (2012). Is Economics Coursework, or Majoring in Economics, Associated with Different Civic Behaviors?, Journal of Economic Education, 43(3), 248-268
- Bosshardt, William. (2011). Focus: Middle School World History, project director, Council for Economic Education, New York, New York
- Bosshardt, William. (2011). Interview with Michael Szenberg, An American Economist, American Economist, 56(2), 2-4
- Bosshardt, William; Watts, Michale; Allgood, Sam; van der Klaauw, Wilbert. (2011). Economics Coursework and Long-Term Behavior and Experiences of College Graduates in Labor Markets and Personal Finance, Economic Inquiry, 49(3), 771-794
- Manage, Neela; Bosshardt, William. (2011). Does Calculus Help in Principles of Economics Courses? Estimates Using Matching Estimators, The American Economist, 29-37
- Bosshardt, William; Grimes, Paul; Suiter, Mary . (2011). Standards for Teaching about the Federal Reserve System: An Initiative by Two Federal Reserve Banks, Social Education, 75(2), 82-86
- Bosshardt, William; Grimes, Paul; Suiter, Mary. (2011). Teacher Workshops Chip Away at Economic Illiteracy, The Regional Economist, 15-17
- Bosshardt, William; Meszaros, Bonnie; Smith, Kevin. (2010). Focus: Globalization, Council for Economic Education, New York, New York
- Bosshardt, William; MacDonald, R; VanFossen, Phil; Miller, Steve; Schug, Mark. (2009). Focus: Understanding Economics in Civics and Government, New York: Council for Economic Education, New York, New York
- Bosshardt, William; Watts, Michael. (2008). Undergraduate Students’ Coursework in Economics, Journal of Economic Education, 39(2), 198-205
- Bosshardt, William; Watts, Michael. (2005). Teachers’ Undergraduate Coursework in Economics in the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study, Journal of Economic Education, 36(4), 400-6
- Allgood, Sam; Bosshardt, William; van der Klaauw, Wilbert; Watts, Michael. (2004). What Students Remember and Say about College Economics Years Later, American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 92(2), 259-65
- Bosshardt, William. (2004). Student Drops and Failure in Principles Courses, Journal of Economic Education, 35(2), 111-128
- Vishwasrao, Sharmila; Bosshardt, William; , . (2001). Foreign Ownership and Technology Adoption: Evidence from Indian Firms, Journal of Development Economics, 65(2), 367-387
- Vishwasrao, Sharmila; Bosshardt, William. (2000). Economic Liberalization and Technology Transfer: The Indian Experience, Delhi, India, 16
- Vishwasrao, Sharmila; Bosshardt, William. (1996). Optimum Tariffs for Vertically Differentiated Products with an Application to Indian Tea Exports, Applied Economics, 28, 273-280
- Bosshardt, William; Watts, Michael. (1994). Instructor Effects in Economics in Elementary and Junior High Schools, Journal of Economic Education, Summer, 195-211
- Bosshardt, William; Watts, Michael. (1991). How Instructors Make a Difference: Panel Data Estimates for Principles of Economics Courses, Review of Economics and Statistics, 336-340
- Bosshardt, William; Watts, Michael. (1990). Instructor Effects and Their Determinants in Precollege Economic Education, Journal of Economic Education, Summer, 265-276