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Balance of Payments (BOP)

International trade allows countries to buy and sell both domestic and foreign goods, as well as services and financial assets....

Utility

Can happiness be measured? Students will learn how utility relates to economic decision making and the law of diminishing marginal...

How Much Does it Cost Now?

Students will use the FRED database to download the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and calculate the equivalent price of a...

Economic Indicators for Informed Citizens

Newly updated! This lesson introduces students to three basic economic indicators: real GDP, the inflation rate, and the unemployment rate....
Key Concepts: Employment/Unemployment, Phillips Curve, Unemployment

Traditional Economies and the Inuit

The Inuit people of northern Canada provide an example of a traditional economy. For thousands of years, Inuit parents have...
Key Concepts: Allocation, Allocation, Allocation…

Okun's Law

The students sharpen their graphing skills by interpreting the relationship between changes in the unemployment rate (%) and real GDP....

The Family Vacation

Students will take a surprise trip around the world. As they travel, they will use clues to discover where they...

You're Going to College

In this personal finance lesson, students will explore the cost of a college education to make more informed choices.
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis

Exploring Taxes

In this personal finance lesson, students will explore websites to learn about income taxes.
Key Concepts: Taxes

Banks & Credit Unions (Part I)

Students learn about banks and credit unions, identifying similarities and differences between the two types of financial institution. They also...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Financial Institutions, Marginal Analysis…

Deceptive Advertising: Crossing the Line

Businesses use advertising to tell consumers about the goods and services they are selling. Businesses hope that their advertisements will...
Key Concepts: Economic Institutions, Financial Institutions, Production Function

Satisfaction Please! (Part 3)

Even the savviest consumer has a problem with a good or service on occasion. It is a consumer’s right to...
Key Concepts: Economic Institutions, Financial Institutions