Curated OER
Measuring Broad Economic Goals
In this Measuring Broad Economic Goals worksheet, students read short explanations then answer questions and solve problems based on what they read.
Curated OER
Broad Social Goals of a Society
In this economics activity, students read about economic equity, economic efficiency, economic freedom, economic security, price stability, economic growth and full employment as social goals of a society. Students then respond to 1...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: How Is Our Economy Doing?
Students learn the meaning and measurement of six important economic indicators and use the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank National Economic Trends website to assess the current state of the economy.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: What Is the Full Employment Rate of Unemployment?
Unit 5 of a macroeconomics course. Looks at the meaning of 'full employment' and how this relates to the rate of unemployment.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Maximum Employment
Highlights the goal of maximum employment and features labor market measures and terminology.
The Economist
The Economist: Economist: Economics a Z Term
This is a glossary of economics terms. Click on the first letter of the term you are looking for.
Other
Institute for Local Self Reliance: Let's Go for Full Employment
Article by David Morris discussing the work of economist William Vickrey, who believed that there should be no unemployment, or nothing above one percent. (Published November 5, 1996)