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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Lengthy Joblessness Takes Emotional Toll on 99ers

Paul Solman talks to people who have been out of work for 99 weeks or longer as part of his...

Key Concepts: Division of Labor/Specialization, Economic Institutions, Employment and Unemployment…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: In Spain, Unemployment Piles onto Economic Worries

Paul Solman wraps up his weeklong reporting on Europe's economic woes with a final report concentrating on the massive unemployment...

Key Concepts: Budget Deficit, Budgeting, Credit…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Small Businesses Battle the Credit Crunch

Paul Solman examines the struggles of companies to gain enough credit to stay afloat as lending remains tight.

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: Do Obama's Financial Reforms Measure Up?

Paul Solman talks to Simon Johnson about how President Obama's financial reforms compare to those of past presidents.

Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Economic Institutions, Market Structure…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Examining the Motivations of the Modern Workforce

Business and Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on what drives people's behavior in the modern workforce.

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

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Should Consumers Move Money from the Megabanks?

As part of his series making sense of the economy, Paul Solman compares small community banks and too-big-to-fail financial giants.

Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Should Obama Pull the TARP from Under Banks?

Paul Solman sits down with bank consultant and former FDIC chair William Isaac for a critical look at the Troubled...

Key Concepts: Credit, Economic Institutions, Markets

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Former Regulator Talks Fraud and Big Bank Getaway

Paul Solman sits down with former bank regulator and author Bill Black as part of his continuing series of reports...

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: How Goldman Sachs Turned Tax Money Into Profits

Paul Solman explores how investment powerhouse Goldman Sachs used taxpayer money to make more profits.

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: Inside Goldman Sachs, Record Profits

Paul Solman examines the inner workings of investment powerhouse Goldman Sachs and how it managed to post a huge profit...

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

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Reagan Budget Chief Defends Obama Budget Reforms

Paul Solman talks with David Stockman, former Reagan budget chief about the proposal to tax banks on their size and...

Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Economic Institutions, Market Structure

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Are Big Banks Good for the Economy?

The Obama Administration is trying to rein in big bangs, but Robert Kelly, chief executive officer of Bank of New...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Business Costs and Revenues, Economic Institutions…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Unmasking Interest Rates, Honky-Tonk Style

Paul Solman explains how interest rates are set, with a little help from economic country musician Merle Hazard.

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

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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,...

Key Concepts: Business, Business Cycles, Credit…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Hiring Stalled as Economic Outlook Remains Murky

As part of his continuing series of reports on Making Sense of the economy, Paul Solman travels to Atlanta to...

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

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Grades 9-12

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...

Key Concepts: Business, Business Cycles, Demand…

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