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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: 'Economics Is Not a Morality Play': Paul Krugman on Managing Financial Crisis

Should we have let foundering financial firms fail in 2008? Economics correspondent Paul Solman sits down with economist Paul Krugman...

Key Concepts: Business Cycles, Economic Institutions, Employment and Unemployment…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Former Reagan Budget Director Argues Against Bailouts, for Financial Discipline

In "The Great Deformation," David Stockman, former budget director under President Reagan, makes an argument against government economic intervention. Economics...

Key Concepts: Budget Deficit, Business Cycles, Economic Institutions…

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Grades 3-5

Spotlighting Entrepreneurs: A Technology "iCon"

What better way to address Common Core standards in Reading Informational Text than by meeting a gentleman that changed the...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Business, Credit…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Is China's Fast-Growing Economy Headed for a Crash?

Will the Chinese economy continue its torrid pace of growth and overtake the U.S.'s top status? Or is it a...

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

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Future Unclear for Superstorm Sandy Victims Dealing with Insurance Woes

Despite a history of hurricanes, there were many storm victims in New York without flood insurance thinking the risk for...

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Economic Institutions, Incentive…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Making Sen$e of Bailouts: Why the U.S. Government Bought 'Troubled Assets'

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Business Cycles, Credit…

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Economic Systems Video and Quiz

This video teaches the concept of Economic Systems. Economic systems can be categorized according to who makes most of the...

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Economic Development, Economic Institutions…

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Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Money Video and Quiz

This video teaches the concept of Money. Money is anything that is used to buy and sell goods and services....

Key Concepts: Economic Institutions, Money, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Property Rights Video and Quiz

This video teaches the concept of Property Rights, which refers to the legal ownership of resources, including the right to...

Key Concepts: Economic Institutions, Economic Systems, Incentive…

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Grades 9-12

Aggregate Demand Video and Quiz

This video teaches the concept of Aggregate Demand. Aggregate demand shows the total (or aggregate) demand for final goods and...

Key Concepts: Aggregate Demand, Business Cycles, Economic Institutions…

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Grades 9-12

Aggregate Supply Video and Quiz

This video teaches the concept of Aggregate Supply. Aggregate supply shows the total (or aggregate) production of final goods and...

Key Concepts: Aggregate Supply, Business Cycles, Economic Institutions…

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Inflation Video and Quiz

This video teaches the concept of Inflation, which is an increase in the average price level in the economy.

Key Concepts: Economic Institutions, Fiscal Policy, GDP

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Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve Video and Quiz

This video teaches the concepts of Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve. Monetary policy involves regulating the money supply, banks...

Key Concepts: Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply, Economic Institutions…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Fictional Thriller Tackles Dangers of High-Frequency Trading

Part of his series on Making $ense of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman spoke with author Robert Harris whose...

Key Concepts: Economic Institutions, Financial Markets, Investing…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: New Consumer Watchdog Richard Cordray Makes First Appearance on Capitol Hill

Richard Cordray, the new federal consumer watchdog, visited Capitol Hill Tuesday and defended the Obama administration's agenda to skeptical Republicans....

Key Concepts: Economic Institutions, Roles of Government

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Watchdog-in-Chief Richard Cordray Outlines Plan to Clean Up Consumer Lending

Economics correspondent Paul Solman examines the controversial appointment of Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Paul quizzes...

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Consumers, Credit…

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Grades 9-12

A Penny Saved

In this economics lesson, students will read and discuss the comic book, “A Penny Saved".

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

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Does U.S. Economic Inequality Have a Good Side?

A new Congressional Budget Office analysis supports the idea that income inequality has grown considerably over the past few decades....

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

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Grades 9-12

Jokes, Quotations, and Cartoons in Economics

Students will apply their knowledge of economics to the analysis and interpretation of jokes, quotations, and cartoons in economics. Students...

Key Concepts: Budget Deficit, Business, Business Cycles…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Protecting Its Fannie: How Mortgage Giant Primed the Bubble, Covered Its Assets

As part of his Making Sen$e series, Paul Solman reports on the new book, "Reckless Endangerment," which argues that for...

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Business Cycles, Credit…

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