Answer to Question #101316 in Economics for Daniel Vernitus

Question

professor at several large universities incorporate smartphones into the classroom, effectively requiring students to purchase them?

Answer 1

Cell phones can help strengthen the essential connections between students with teachers, make students more self-directed, and they can make education more applicable to real life.

If professors effectively require students to purchase the cell phones, then the demand for them will increase as a result of change in consumer preferences and needs.