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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: How Would Raising Debt Ceiling Impact U.S. Bond Market?

As part of his series on Making Sen$e of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on how raising the...

Key Concepts: Budget Deficit, Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Credit…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Returning Vets Face a New Battle: The Job Market

As part of his series on Making Sen$e of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the challenges veterans...

Key Concepts: Business Cycles, Division of Labor/Specialization, Employment and Unemployment…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Many Americans Feel 'Stuck in a Rut' as Economy Improves, But Inequality Grows

As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of economic news, Paul Solman examines the struggles to close the...

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

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: In Ohio, How 2 Counties' Economic Paths Diverged Over 30 Years

As part of his series on Making Sen$e of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports from two Ohio counties...

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

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Public Pension Problems: a Tale of Two Cities in Rhode Island

As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of economic news, business correspondent Paul Solman visits two Rhode Island...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Choice, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: In Tiny Rhode Island, a Massive Public Pension Crisis Looms

As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of economic news, Paul Solman examines how Rhode Island is one...

Key Concepts: Economic Institutions, Public-Choice Analysis, Roles of Government

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Grades 9-12

Economic Reasoning: Why Are We A Nation of Couch Potatoes? | Lesson Demo

This video is a classroom demonstration of Lesson 1: Economic Reasoning: Why Are We A Nation of Couch Potatoes? from...

Key Concepts: Choice, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Economic Systems…

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Grades 9-12

What are Mutual Funds? | Lesson Demo

This video is a classroom demonstration of Lesson 6: What are Mutual Funds? from CEE's Learning, Earning and Investing for...

Key Concepts: Financial Investments, Financial Markets

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Grades 9-12

Why is Globalization So Controversial? | Lesson Demo

This video provides an educator's perspective on teaching Why is Globalization So Controversial?, followed by a demonstration of the lesson...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Benefits of Trade, Economic Institutions…

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Grades 9-12

Indentured Servitude: Why Sell Yourself into Bondage? | Lesson Demo

Included in this interactive are two videos on choices, which are based on one of the lessons from the Focus:...

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

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

The Economic Way of Thinking - Video

In this video, Dr. Mark Schug explains how the "economic way of thinking" can help students understand U.S. History concepts....

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

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: For Automakers, Better Batteries Crucial to Success of New Electric Cars

Paul Solman looks at efforts to make electric cars more viable by building better batteries and making them more aerodynamic.

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

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: How Severe is Europe's Intertwined Debt Crisis?

Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the ongoing fallout from Europe's debt crisis, which has led to political woes and...

Key Concepts: Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Business Cycles, Economic Institutions…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: GM, Detroit Pinning Hopes for Future on Chevy Volt

Paul Solman travels to Detroit for an update car and examines how GM and the city are hoping for a...

Key Concepts: Complementary Goods and Services, Demand, Entrepreneurs

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: How Currency Choices 'Made in China' Have Big Impact on U.S. Economy

Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at the ongoing disputes between the U.S. and China over currency valuation and trade.

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Foreign Exchange

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: So You Have a Liberal Arts Degree and Want a Job?

Paul Solman looks at grads who've already been out of college for several years and are still struggling to find...

Key Concepts: Business Cycles, Division of Labor/Specialization, Employment and Unemployment…

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