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Usa: How the u.s. Economy Works
Outline of how the U.S. economy works, including the role of government in this chapter 2 e-text published by Department of State.
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Usa: The u.s. Economy: A Brief History: Chapter 3
Chapter 3 traces the history of the American economy from that of the indigneous population to the end of the 20th Century.
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Usa: Small Business and the Corporation: Chapter 4
Chapter 4 provides an overview of economic factors and illustrates the differences between small business and the corporation and the role they each play in the American economy.
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Usa: Chapter 5: Stocks, Commodities, and Markets
Chapter 5 provides an overview of how stocks, commodities and markets work in the U.S. economic system.
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University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....
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National Business Education Association
Use this site to find out more about business education standards, conferences, publications, and curriculum.
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Michigan Department of Agriculture: Risks vs Benefits in Food Production [Pdf]
Michigan Department of Agriculture provides this site that teaches learners about the risks and benefits involved with food production. Includes a detailed lesson plan along with a list of terms and definitions. Gives great background...
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International Monetary Fund: Monetary Mania
All right, Angie. Now it's time to meet the other contestants. Nori is a typical high school student. She's always interested in learning more about money-especially how to earn it-but she hasn't taken any economics classes at school....
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Sukromne Gymnazium: The Study of Economics [Pdf]
An introduction to basic concepts in beginning economics.
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Bureau of Economic Analysis
The homepage of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis. This site provides national, international, regional, and bureau-wide information. You can click on a link titled "GDP and related data" to get more...
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National Bureau of Economic Research
Visit this homepage of the National Bureau of Economic Research and keep abreast of what is happening with the economy.
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U.s. Business Cycle Expansions and Contractions
Detailed chart showing the number and duration of the business cycle in the United States, from 1854 to the present.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Producers and Consumers
This instructional activity will teach the difference between producers and consumers. It provides an interactive way for students to get involved and actually become producers and consumers.
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The Ludvig Von Mises Institute: The "Externalities" Argument
This article provides an inquiry into the meaning of an externality, and why it is important to the study of economics. (Published October 27, 2003)
Curated OER
Biz/ed: Government Expenditure Theories the Multiplier 10bn Expenditure
When the government increases the level of its spending, the effects will often go well beyond the spending itself. There will often be knock-on effects in the economy as well. To illustrate this, consider the example of previously...
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Women, Human Capital and Livelihoods: An Ergonomics Perspective [Pdf]
Article debates about human capital issues.
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Business Week: Alan Greenspan's Brave New World
This 1997 article covers Alan Greenspan's career and analyzes the economic climate (past, present, and projected future) during the boom years of the 1990s.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Leslie Brock Center for the Study of Colonial Currency
Discusses the different kinds of paper money released by each of the colonies and the disputes, controversies, and arguments that resulted.
Microsoft
Microsoft Education Lesson Plan: Making Money From Lemons
Simulation where learners apply mathematics and economics concepts in the lemonade business. Learners set up a virtual lemonade stand and must determine production costs, product variables, and profits. Students record data collected on...
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: The New Frontier in Brazil: People and Environment
This is a lesson plan on the environmental aspects of economic development. Focusing on Brazil, the lesson takes students through the pros and cons associated with development and how multiple players are involved.
US Department of Education
Nces Kids' Zone: Dare to Compare: 12th Grade Economics
Find out how you compare with students nationally and from around the world by taking the interactive online quiz.
Robert Schenk, PhD
Cybereconomics: Circular Flow Diagram
This site gives a description and has a picture of a circular flow diagram. Description is well-written and easy to understand. A good overview of the flow of goods and services.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Higher Ed: The Free Enterprise System
Overview of the Free Enterprise system in the United States discusses how production, prices, and goods and services are determined.
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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.