College Board
2003 AP® Microeconomics Free-Response Questions
A company producing smoke alarms has a monopoly. However, what factors influence its profit and production? A series of prompts from College Board asks learners to consider the impact. Other practice problems include examining what...
College Board
2007 AP® Microeconomics Free-Response Questions Form B
In many industries, one company has a monopoly or has government assistance. How does this affect profits and the economy at large? A set of problems from College Board explores this.
College Board
2008 AP® Microeconomics Free-Response Questions
The government can tweak the economy through a variety of tools. What are their long- and short-term effects? A problem set from College Board examines how the government sometimes pulls the strings to control the economy.
College Board
2008 AP® Microeconomics Free-Response Questions Form B
Vaccinations prevent disease, but do they impact anything else? Some may not realize they also have an economic impact. A set of questions from College Board asks learners to consider what, exactly, that impact is. Other practice prompts...
College Board
2015 AP® Microeconomics Free-Response Questions
Two sandwich shops must decide whether it's to their benefit to set pricing together. What happens when the government also intervenes with a price subsidy? Learners consider these questions as they tackle prompts from College Board....
iCivics
Step 4: Consider the Context
Have you ever noticed how deep the roots of a tree or plant stretch? Scholars analyze the context of an issue and the root causes that go to the base of the problem. The fourth step of a 10-part County Solutions - High School unit shares...
Other
E Rulemaking Program: Let Your Voice Be Heard
You can make a difference in the federal decision making process. Search by date, category, or government agency and read recent governmental regulations. Assess these regulations firsthand and provide feedback to the people who matter.
Econoclass
Econoclass: Using Economics to Save Lives
This activity presents young scholars with the challenge of saving lives through public policy. A cost-benefit analysis of current programs and potential policies will be used.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Government Regulation of Industry
A course from MIT on the role of government in markets. Includes suggested readings, lecture notes, assignments and exams.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Clean Air Markets Program
Market-based regulatory programs designed by the EPA, with information for consumers and industry cap-and-trade policies, Clean Air Act, and other government-sponsored efforts to reduce air pollution.
Library of Economics and Liberty
Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: Public Goods
This article explains what public goods are, as well as what they are not. It also gives examples of several problems in determining how to determine whether goods are public or private.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Let's Simplify Legal Jargon
Tax forms, credit agreements, healthcare legislation: They're crammed with gobbledygook, says Alan Siegel, and incomprehensibly long. He calls for a simple, sensible redesign- and plain English- to make legal paperwork intelligible to...
Missouri State University
Missouri State University: Market Structure: Oligopoly
A good outline of course study on the topics of monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and anti-trust legislation.
Econoclass
Econoclass: The Economics of the Wizard of Oz
This activity analyzes "The Wizard Of Oz" while studying the topics of inflation and government regulations.
Other
Usa: Chapter 6: The Role of Government in the Economy
Chapter 6 provides an overview of the influence of government on U.S. economics, including regulation of industry.
Econoclass
Econoclass: The Distributive Justice Game
This classroom activity allows different boundaries for various groups of students to take a quiz. For example, some groups get more time, others may use a book or notes, etc. However, the roles of students will change just prior to the...
Other
Usa: Chapter 7: Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Chapter 7 outlines the manipulation of U.S. economy and role of government as a manager of the economy through fiscal and monetary policy.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Executive Branch Recap: The Bureaucracies
The departments and agencies of the executive branch are responsible for regulating many of the things we use in our everyday routines. Follow a student through her day to find objects regulated by the government.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Efficiency and Monopolies
Practice what you've learned about natural monopolies in this four-question exercise, including what makes a monopoly a natural monopoly, government regulation, and efficiency.
George Mason University
Problems With Markets: Week 12: Problems With Regulation
This resource outlines different economic and political options, and focuses on the problems associated with government ownership and socialism. Good background for a paper.
Curated OER
Air Pollution
This article discusses how the United States is to blame for much of the world's pollution, along with some possible steps that could be taken by the government to reduce this.