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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Political Polls, Professors and Election Markets Predict the Presidential Race
With such a close presidential race, many would like to look to pollsters and their political crystal balls for predictions....
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Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Is Applying for Jobs Online Not an Effective Way to Find Work?
With a bad economy and nearly everyone on the internet, one job opening promoted online can receive thousands of applications....
Key Concepts: Division of Labor/Specialization, Employment and Unemployment, Goods and Services…
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e: Competing Claims About Healthcare Reform
In this economics video, students will discuss increasing efficiency, technological innovation, market competition and vouchers.
Key Concepts: Insurance, Profit, Risk and Return…
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Tax Cuts, Deregulation Among Republican Economic Priorities for 2012 Election
Ahead of the Republican National Convention, Paul Solman goes to Tampa, Fla., to talk to Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former director of...
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Business Cycles, Employment and Unemployment…
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: With High Youth Unemployment, Making Sense of Summer Work Visas For Foreigners
Since the 1960s, the State Department has sponsored young foreigners for temporary, low-wage summer jobs in the U.S. But with...
Key Concepts: Division of Labor/Specialization, Employment and Unemployment, Producers
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Making Sen$e of Bailouts: Why the U.S. Government Bought 'Troubled Assets'
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Business Cycles, Credit…
Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Incentives Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Incentives. An incentive is a cost or benefit that motivates a decision or action...
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Economic Systems, Elasticity of Demand…
Grades 9-12
Fiscal Policy Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Fiscal Policy. Fiscal policy refers to how government taxing and spending policy can be...
Key Concepts: Budget Deficit, Business Cycles, Employment and Unemployment…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Profit Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Profit. Profit is income received for entrepreneurial skills or risk taking and is calculated...
Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Entrepreneurs, Market Structure…
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
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Roles of Government Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Roles of Government. Some roles of government include protecting the environment, helping the poor...
Key Concepts: Government Failures/Public-Choice Analysis, Markets, Roles of Government
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
Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Supply Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Supply. Supply refers to a relationship between price and the quantity of a good...
Key Concepts: Markets, Markets and Prices, Price Ceilings and Floors…
Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Productive Resources Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Productive Resources. Productive resources are used to produce goods and services and are classified...
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Division of Labor/Specialization, Entrepreneurs…
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…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concepts of Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments. The balance of trade is calculated by...
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Balance of Trade, Benefits of Trade…
