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Grades 9-12
AP Macroeconomics - The Deficit and the Debt
This lesson supports the Inflation, Unemployment, and Stabilization Policies section of the Advanced Placement Macroeconomics course. It introduces government budget...
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Grades 9-12
Short-Run Equilibrium and Changes in AS/AD
In this economics lesson, students will examine changes in aggregate demand and aggregate supply.
Key Concepts: Aggregate Supply and Demand, Economic Growth, GDP
Grades 9-12
The Business Cycle: Introduction to Macroeconomic Indicators
In this economics lesson, students will analyze graphs to learn the parts of the business cycle.
Key Concepts: AP Macroeconomics, Business Cycle, Business Cycle…
Grades 9-12
AP Macroeconomics - The Money Market and the Loanable Funds Market
This lesson supports the Financial Sector section of the Advanced Placement Economics course. It introduces students to the money market...
Grades 9-12
Behavioral Economics: With "Fairness", Other Things Matter
In this economics lesson, students play a version of the Ultimatum Game - a classic experiment in behavioral economics that...
Key Concepts: Allocation, Basic Economic Concepts, Cost-Benefit Analysis…
Grades 9-12
Behavioral Economics Lesson Three - Loss Aversion, Endowment Effects, and Default Bias
COMPELLING QUESTION Why don’t we always choose the best option when making a decision? The lesson presents three short illustrations...
Grades 9-12
Behavioral Economics - Why Are We So Impatient?
COMPELLING QUESTION: Why do people tend to procrastinate when it comes to doing things that are good for them? Students...
Grades 9-12
AP Macroeconomics - Net Exports and Capital Flows
This lesson supports the Open Economy: International Trade and Finance section of the Advanced Placement Macroeconomics course. This lesson introduces...
Grades 9-12
Behavioral Economics: Negotiating Prices and The Anchoring Effect
COMPELLING QUESTION Can arbitrary numbers stick in our minds and affect our decision making? Students will participate in a trading...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Grades 9-12
Political Beliefs and the Federal Budget | Lesson Demo
This video models a lesson from our Understanding Fiscal Responsibility curriculum in the classroom, discusses lesson objectives and provides pointers...
Grades 9-12
How to Use the Behavioral Economics Lessons
This note from one of our behavioral economics authors, William Bosshardt, Florida Atlantic University, explains how these behavioral economics lessons...
Grades 9-12
Should the U.S. Government Encourage Farmers To Grow More Sugar?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Is the U.S. Sugar Program a necessary defense against disruptive global trade practices or lavish corporate welfare at...
Key Concepts: Barriers to Trade, Barriers to Trade, Comparative Advantage…
Grades 9-12
Sports Economics: Worshipping at the Altars of Adi, Phil and Kevin
Essential Question: How do entrepreneurship, competition, and specialization benefit consumers of athletic footwear and apparel? In order to gain a...
Key Concepts: Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, Firms and Production…
Grades 9-12
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Are the Presidential Candidates Telling the Whole Story?
Compelling question: Are the presidential candidates telling the whole story about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?
Grades 9-12
Fiscal Ship Through the Lens of the Elections
Where does each party stand when it comes to fiscal management? In this lesson, students will analyze each major political...
Key Concepts: Crowding Out, Debt, Economic Growth…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Sports Economics: The Mystery of the 2,333,232% Pay Raise
Students will use the "Handy Dandy Guide to Economic Thinking" to solve an economic mystery. Yasiel Puig left his home...
