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Grades 9-12
Thinking on the Margin
Key Concepts: AP Microeconomics, Basic Economic Concepts, Decision Making…
Objective
Teachers will be able to:
- Describe the different social levers that hinder us from being totally rational.
- Explain how these levers impact our economic choices.
Standards
In this personal finance webinar, discuss behavioral economics and the many things that keep us from making better decisions.
Description
The biggest roadblock to making good economic choices? Our own behavior!
Join us as we discuss the irrationality of economic decision- making, and how the market uses this irrationality to influence our wallet. See a mini lesson that you can take back to your classrooms.
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