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In this economics video, Paul Solman weighs in on saving money during the holidays. 

Where does federal revenue come from and how is it used to pay for the services we rely on? Help students to understand the role of taxes in our society and how varying approaches can affect long-term fiscal sustainability with this primer video based upon the Understanding Fiscal Responsibi…

As part of his series of economic reports examining the country's economic future, Paul Solman sits down with Yale historian Paul Kennedy.

This video models a lesson from our Understanding Fiscal Responsibility curriculum in the classroom, discusses lesson objectives and provides pointers for teaching about federal taxes and their relationship to the national debt. Students learn more about their own political philosophies and …

Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to author Paco Underhill about how consumer habits have changed in the recession.

Paul Solman speaks to the founder of an organization funding creative public service ads on saving money.

This video teaches the concepts of Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve. Monetary policy involves regulating the money supply, banks and the overall financial system. Monetary policy is conducted by a central bank, which in the United States is called the Federal Reserve.

Paul Solman plays straight man to "stand-up economist"" Yoram Bauman at the 2009 American Economic Association convention in San Francisco."

In this economics video, students will learn about Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and play a Kahoot! game.

In this personal finance lesson, students learn how compound interest situates itself within the financial life cycle.