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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Home Price Experts Critique Atlanta, U.S. Markets

As part of his ongoing series, Making Sense of the economy, Paul Solman takes a real estate tour in Atlanta,...

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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: How Handel Orchestrated a Financial Comeback

Paul Solman looks at how 18th century composer George Frideric Handel established a foundation for a new business approach to...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Entrepreneurs, Investing…

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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: Demand, Economic Systems, Goods and Services…

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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: How Big is Too Big to Fail?

Paul Solman speaks to economist George Shultz about how massive bank mergers affect the idea of "too big to fail."""

Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Market Structure, Market Structures…

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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Keynes vs. Hayek: Late Economists' Rap Battle

As part of his Making Sense series, Paul Solman has a unique look at John Mayard Keynes' legacy, including his...

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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Late Economist Samuelson Bridged Math and Money

Paul Solman reflects on economist Paul Samuelson, who died at the age of 94. He was the first American to...

Key Concepts: Economic Systems, Macroeconomics, Markets

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Dollar's Weakness Inspires Modern-day Gold Rush

As part of his series on Making Sense of the financial crisis, Paul Solman looks at how the dollar's weakness...

Key Concepts: Foreign Exchange, Investing, Markets and Prices…

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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Arrogance, Ignorance Recurring in Economic History

Paul Solman speaks with economists Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff about the financial crisis and how it compares to previous...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Business Cycles, Employment and Unemployment…

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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Hints of a Meltdown in Commercial Real Estate

Is the commercial real estate market the next shoe to drop in the U.S. economy? Paul Solman reports.

Key Concepts: Demand, Division of Labor/Specialization, Goods and Services…

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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Brazil's President on the G-20, Emerging Markets

Paul Solman interviews Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula de Silva at the G-20 about the role of developing nations in...

Key Concepts: Distribution of Income, Economic Development, Economic Institutions…

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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Few Glimmers of Hope for Many Unemployed Americans

With long-term unemployment at a record high, the nation's jobless are taking little solace in recent data that suggests the...

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Demand, Division of Labor/Specialization…

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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Colorism' in the Labor Market

Paul Solman investigates why darker skinned black men face greater discrimination and lower wages in the labor market than lighter...

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Distribution of Income, Division of Labor/Specialization…

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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Bailing Out the Boardroom

Graphic illustrating how much bailed-out CEO's take home in their paychecks.

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Business Cycles, Financial Markets…

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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Taxpayers Mull Options for CEO Bonus Payback

Paul Solman explores options for getting some of the money back to taxpayers from CEO bonuses at companies that received...

Key Concepts: Economic Institutions, Financial Investments, Fraud Risk…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Elkhart Among Hardest Hit by Rising Unemployment

Paul Solman reports on the view of the economy from Elkhart, Ind., where unemployment has topped 15 percent.

Key Concepts: Business Cycles, Consumption, Demand…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Some Find Silver Lining in Dark Economic Cloud

Paul Solman reports on the unexpected positive side effects the economic downturn has had for some Americans.

Key Concepts: Business Cycles, Distribution of Income, Income Distribution…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Global Trade Freezes Amid Economic Downturn

Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on how the global economic crisis has impacted trade.

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Demand, Division of Labor/Specialization…

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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Economists Place Their Bets With 2009 Predictions

Paul Solman focuses on predictions for the economic year ahead and interviews "stand-up economist"" Yoram Bauman in his second report...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Business Cycles, Employment and Unemployment…

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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Low Consumer Confidence Limits Holiday Spending

Paul Solman looks at the psychological causes and effects of lower consumer confidence through the holiday season.

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Consumers, Credit…

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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Hints of Crisis Eluded Many Top Economists

Paul Solman asks economists why few experts connected the dots in time to warn the public about the coming recession.

Key Concepts: Business Cycles, Choice, Incentive…

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