Curated OER
Centuries of Economic Growth: From Feathers to Robotics
Students read scenarios about the production of Bibles over five historical time periods. Working in small groups, students create skits and develop a retrieval chart that is used to analyze factors that impact economic growth.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Chapter 6: Labor Productivity and Economic Growth
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Identify the role of labor productivity in promoting economic growth, analyze the sources of economic growth using the aggregate production function, measure an economy's...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Chapter 6: Economic Growth: Critical Thinking Questions
This section provides a list of 10 critical thinking study questions over the content of Chapter 6: Economic Growth from Texas Gateway AP Macroeconomics online text.
Auburn University
Auburn University: Labor Productivity
This site explains the concept of labor within the free enterprise system. It is a good introduction to connecting labor and productivity. The list of hyperlinks is also a good continuation of related topics.
Other
Introduction to Anthropology: Taylorism and Fordism
Read about the precepts of Frederick Taylor and Henry Ford in their applications of scientific business management that improved productivity and increased output of consumer goods.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Chapter 6: Economic Growth: Key Concepts and Summary
This section summarizes each of the key concepts discussed in Chapter 6: Economic Growth.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Macroeconomics: Chapter 6: Economic Growth: Review Questions
This section provides a list of 12 review study questions over the content of Chapter 6: Economic Growth from Texas Gateway AP Macroeconomics online text.
University of Nebraska Omaha
Ec Ed Web: The Doughnuts
An economics and literature lesson addressing capital resources, increasing productivity, and research skills. Based on a story by Robert McClosky called The Doughnuts.