Curated OER
The U.S. Economy: Private and Public Sectors
Filled with valuable key points and terms about American economics in the private and public sectors, these slides will inform both your economics and history classes about the ins, outs, and intricacies of the U.S. economy. A navigation...
Trinity University
Trinity University: Social Inequality
This is a site that explores social inequality. Includes tables and graphs to allow visual representations of the distribution of income and wealth. Also includes links to other sites.
Other
Global Policy Forum: Inequality of Wealth
Inequality of wealth in both the U.S. and world is a controversial topic. This site from the Global Policy Forum contains a series of articles that address this topic. Great for student research.
Robert Schenk, PhD
Rationing and the Distribution of Income
Addresses the distribution of income. Gives a fair and balanced account of a potential problem in the United States.
Other
Inequality.org
This site is dedicated to teaching people about the potential problems with an increasingly unequal distribution of income. The site exposes greed and excess, and includes a variety of links.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The American Standard of Living for Better or Worse
This lesson addresses the distribution of income. Some believe that income distribution is becoming more unequal. This lesson explores that question. The site includes links to articles and questions.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Graphing a Lorenz Curve and Calculating the Gini Coefficient
In this lesson plan, students receive raw data to construct a Lorenz Curve and calculate the Gini Coefficient. This lesson plan prepares AP Microeconomics students for the Advanced Placement exam. The teacher will briefly interpret the...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: It Ain't Where You Start, It's What You Got, and Where You End
This year's federal elections will involve electing a president, all members of the House of Representatives, and one-third of the Senate. Barring some international crisis, economic issues appear likely to dominate the debates. In past...