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Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Employment and the Unemployment Rate, May 8, 2009
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This lesson examines the May 8, 2009, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of employment data and the unemployment rate for the month of April 2009. This lesson introduces the basic concepts of the BL... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: Consumer Price Index and Inflation, April 15, 2009
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This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported April 15, 2009, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the month of March, 2009. Students read the BLS report, analyze the meaning of t... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Real GDP Growth, April 29, 2009
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This lesson focuses on the April 29, 2009, advance estimate of U.S. real gross domestic product (Real GDP) for the first quarter of 2009, reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The current data and historical data... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Economist Studies Why People Cheat
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In this video and discussion segment, NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to a behavioral economist who studies what influences cheating and who cheats more than others. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: video / discussion
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Economics Reporter Finds Self in Mortgage Crisis
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In a report from his "Making Sense"" series more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Economics Reporter Finds Self in Mortgage Crisis
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In a report from his "Making Sense"" series more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Economist Mulls Interplay of Money, Morality
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Behavioral economist Dan Ariely mulls decision-making mechanisms in finance and the ways in which many people rationalize their unethical actions. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Economist Mulls Interplay of Money, Morality
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Behavioral economist Dan Ariely mulls decision-making mechanisms in finance and the ways in which many people rationalize their unethical actions. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
UNEMPLOYMENT IN ELKHART
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Students will: * Pool prior knowledge and acquire new tools to analyze the economy of a town * Acquire key information from video segment on the economy * Learn to read and decipher unemployment rates * Develop definitions of ... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: Lesson
African Americans Facing Higher Unemployment
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Video and discussion exploring unemployment. With millions of Americans losing their jobs in the current recession, African American unemployment is reaching record levels. Economics Correspondent Paul Solman drives the neglected... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: video / discussion
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Colorism' in the Labor Market
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Paul Solman investigates why darker skinned black men face greater discrimination and lower wages in the labor market than lighter skinned black men. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: In East St. Louis, a Racial Divide in Unemployment
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Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the racial disparity in unemployment in East St. Louis, where memories of the Great Depression are fresh. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Colorism' in the Labor Market
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Paul Solman investigates why darker skinned black men face greater discrimination and lower wages in the labor market than lighter skinned black men. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: In East St. Louis, a Racial Divide in Unemployment
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Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the racial disparity in unemployment in East St. Louis, where memories of the Great Depression are fresh. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Employment Growth in America
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Employment growth is one of the most fundamental aspects of a strong economy. Yet not all jobs are created equal. Some pay generously and offer desirable working conditions, while others do not. The study, "Employment Growth in Am... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson
Which Came First—Democracy or Growth?
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Students will compute real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and GDP per capita for three fictional countries and will answer questions related to actual data on GDP and GDP per capita. The Index of Economic Freedom will be used to com... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis | Type: lesson
New Deal vs. the Stimulus
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Video and discussion questions about the 2009 stimulus package compared to the New Deal: Now that government money has begun to trickle down to specific projects in St. Louis, developers hope that the stimulus package will revita... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: video / discussion
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: In St. Louis, Signs of New Deal Stimulus Projects
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Paul Solman reports on plans for federal stimulus money in St. Louis and compares today's projects with ones constructed during the New Deal era. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: In St. Louis, Signs of New Deal Stimulus Projects
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Paul Solman reports on plans for federal stimulus money in St. Louis and compares today's projects with ones constructed during the New Deal era. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: In Slumping Economy, a Shift in Shopping Habits
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Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to author Paco Underhill about how consumer habits have changed in the recession. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman

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