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Federal Reserve Education: Money Resources
A collection of lesson plans for teaching students about money.
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Frb: Regulation, Market Structure, Bank Failures of the Great Depression [Pdf]
A scholarly paper written for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review looks at the causes of bank failures in the Great Depression, and how these failure rates were reflected across the country. Very detailed. [pdf]
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Federal Reserve Act
Provides a summary and detailed facts about the Federal Reserve Act that set up a regional Federal Reserve System to restore the confidence of Americans in banks.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: How Rising or Falling Interest Rates Might Affect You
Content brought to you by our partner, Better Money Habits. Explains interest rates as related to personal finance by actions of the Federal Reserve Bank.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: Why Money? [Pdf]
Young scholars learn about barter, and the benefits of using money, as they participate in this trading simulation.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Currency
A description of several features on the United States paper currency. Shows enlarged areas of U.S. currency to aide in learning.
iCivics
I Civics: Banks, Credit & the Economy
This lesson focuses on the relationship between money, banks, and lending in our economy.
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Federal Reserve Education: Core Concept Cards
Using Core Concept Cards is a quick way to reinforce economic and financial literacy concepts. This site offers quite a few ways to use these Core Concept Cards, including games to play with students, and interactive flash cards that...
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Federal Reserve Act
A brief description of the creation of the Federal Reserve, a banking system that established twelve district banks across the nation.
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Federal Reserve: Discount Rate
This resource presents a list of current and historical discount rates, which the Federal Reserve charges member banks for borrowing funds.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: History at Your Fingertips [Pdf]
Describes the history of paper money in the U.S. since it was first issued in 1690, and explains how paper currency is also a reflection of American history.
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Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: Civil War Money
Resource gives a history of money through the Civil War. It includes information about what influenced types of money to be made, Confederate currency, and Union currency.
Curated OER
Federal Reserve Districts in United States
This page from the Federal Reserve Board provides a map of the 12 Federal Reserve Districts with addresses, phone numbers, and links to the following Federal Reserve Banks: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta,...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: 14: Monetary Policy & Bank Regulation: Key Concepts and Summary
This section provides a summary of all of the key concepts in Chapter 14: Monetary Policy and Bank Regulation from the Texas Gateway AP Macroeconomics online textbook.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Doug Levinson: What Gives a Dollar Bill Its Value?
The value of money is determined by how much (or how little) of it is in circulation. But who makes that decision, and how does their choice affect the economy at large? Doug Levinson takes a trip into the United States Federal Reserve,...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Economics U$a: 21st Century Edition
A micro and macroeconomics course for 21st century learners. 28 half-hour videos sessions with text and guides regarding markets, firms, supply and demand, perfect competition and inelastic demand, economic efficiency, monopolies,...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Multipliers and the Mystery of the Magic Money
Young scholars learn about the purpose of the reserve requirement, how money is "created" in the economy through fractional reserves, and how the Federal Reserve uses the reserve requirement and loans to correct economic instability.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ch. 14: How a Central Bank Executes Monetary Policy
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain the reason for open market operations, evaluate reserve requirements and discount rates, and interpret and show bank activity through balance sheets.
The Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Board: Structural Changes in the Economy and Financial Markets
This site has a speech given by Alan Greenspan December 5, 2000. It discusses the economic changes the United States had undergone in the 1990s. The reading is sophisticated, but some of the information is written to be accessible to...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Improving Our Understanding of Productivity
An article that will help you understand productivity. The article discusses ways to improve it as well as why it is important.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Real Business Cycles: A Legacy of Countercyclical Policies
This article explores the relationship of a real business cycle theory to existing and prospective countercyclical policies. (Published March 1, 1999)
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: An Interview With Milton Friedman
This is an interview with Milton Friedman discussing his views on money policy in a recent book "Money Mischief."
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Why It's Important to Understand Economics
This article discusses the importance of understanding economics. Has three main sections: economic education, the evidence, and the consequences.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Katrina's Classroom: Lesson 3: A Fresh Start
This lesson examines the benefits and importance of access to credit. Using hands-on learning strategies and internet resources, students will calculate simple interest, learn about different types of credit, evaluate a credit card...