Grade 9-12, Higher Education
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Who Will Be the Next President?

Time: 60 mins,
Presenter: Brett Burkey
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Objective

In this webinar, teachers will be able to:

  • Identify economic conditions likely to influence voter opinion.
  • Examine economic data to make predictions about presidential elections.

Standards

State Standards

Concepts

Economic Growth, Employment/Unemployment, GDP, Phillips Curve, Unemployment

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Description

Many voters base their decisions narrowly on how the nation’s economy is affecting them at the time. Therefore, in a presidential campaign in which an incumbent is vying for re-election, certain key measures of economic performance can help to predict the election outcome. This webinar will go over a CEE lesson that shows how two economic measures, the Misery Index and the growth rate in real GDP per capita, can be used to make predictions about presidential elections.

Resources

Subjects:
Economics,Social Studies

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