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

Updated: January 9 2009,

Author: barrel fan

Standards Summary

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

Grades 9-12

Businesses use advertising to tell consumers about the goods and services they are selling. Businesses hope that their advertisements will...

Key Concepts: Advertising, Business Costs and Revenues, Economic Institutions…

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

In this economics lesson, students will design and advertise shoes to learn product differentiation and advertising in markets.

Key Concepts: Advertising, Market Structures, Monopolistic Competition

90 mins

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Grades K-2

Students study a painting by van Gogh called "Flower Beds in Holland". The students recognize that this farmer made a...

Key Concepts: Choice, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Scarcity

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Grades K-2, 3-5

The students will explore the ideas of scarcity and choices by exploring a virtual model of the Mayflower. They will...

Key Concepts: Choice, Scarcity

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