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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Protecting Its Fannie: How Mortgage Giant Primed the Bubble, Covered Its Assets
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As part of his Making Sen$e series, Paul Solman reports on the new book, "Reckless Endangerment," which argues that for the past 20 years, Fannie Mae, a government-sponsored enterprise that increases money for home ownership, purs... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Is Your Pension Safe? States Struggle With Pricey Challenges
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As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports from Rhode Island on the struggles that states are facing over how to calculate investment returns for public pensio... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Is Your Pension Safe? States Struggle With Pricey Challenges
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As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports from Rhode Island on the struggles that states are facing over how to calculate investment returns for public pensio... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: 'Sesame Street' Tells You How to Get to Sunnier Days Financially
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As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, business correspondent Paul Solman reports on how "Sesame Street" friends Elmo, Grover and Cookie Monster are teaching children smart ways to save and spend mon... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: 'Sesame Street' Tells You How to Get to Sunnier Days Financially
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As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, business correspondent Paul Solman reports on how "Sesame Street" friends Elmo, Grover and Cookie Monster are teaching children smart ways to save and spend mon... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Balance of Payments (BOP)
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International trade allows countries to buy and sell both domestic and foreign goods, as well as services and financial assets. A country's transactions are summarized in a set of accounts called the "Balance of Payments (BOP)." ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Tracking Inflation: How Fast Are Prices Rising?
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As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sense of financial news, Paul Solman reports on the growing rate of inflation and how Americans are dealing with the extra costs. According to the government's latest figures, prices ma... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Tracking Inflation: How Fast Are Prices Rising?
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As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sense of financial news, Paul Solman reports on the growing rate of inflation and how Americans are dealing with the extra costs. According to the government's latest figures, prices ma... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Baseball Economics 201
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As many baseball fans can tell you, the New York Yankees usually have a great season record, make the playoffs and make a run towards to the World Championship each year. The Yankees' success--as well as the success of other b... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Preparing a 1040EZ Income Tax Form
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Many students in high school or in college have part time jobs and learn the concept of gross pay and net pay. Their employers take out taxes at the federal and state level. This lesson takes a common situation and helps student... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: Consumer Price Index and Inflation, May 13, 2011
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This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported May 13, 2011, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the month of April, 2011. Students read data from the BLS report, analyze the mean... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
A Lesson on the Supply and Demand of Toy Fads
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The concepts of supply and demand and related terms are taught through stories about the toy fads of Hula Hoops and Silly Bandz. In 1958, Wham-O, Inc. began marketing the Hula Hoop in the United States and sales of the Hula Hoops ... more »
Grades: 6-8 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Employment and the Unemployment Rate, May 6, 2011
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This lesson examines the May 6, 2011, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of employment data and the unemployment rate for the month of April, 2011. This lesson introduces the basic concepts of the B... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Real GDP Growth, April 28, 2011
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This lesson focuses on the April 28, 2011, first (advance) estimate of U.S. real gross domestic product (real GDP) growth for the first quarter (Q1) of 2011, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The current d... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, April 27, 2011
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This lesson focuses on the April 27, 2011, press release by the Federal Reserve System's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy actions and goals, and specifically, the federal funds ra... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Oscar-Winning 'Inside Job' Director Attacks Economists' Ties to Financial Sector
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As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman reports on the aftermath of the financial crisis and how the Academy Award-winning documentary, "Inside Job" is influencing some leading economic th... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Oscar-Winning 'Inside Job' Director Attacks Economists' Ties to Financial Sector
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As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman reports on the aftermath of the financial crisis and how the Academy Award-winning documentary, "Inside Job" is influencing some leading economic th... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Focus on Economic Data: Consumer Price Index and Inflation, April 15, 2011
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This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported April 15, 2011, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the month of March, 2011. 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. Employment and the Unemployment Rate, April 1, 2011
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This lesson examines the April 1, 2011, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of U.S. employment data and the unemployment rate for the month of March, 2011. This lesson introduces the basic concepts o... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: How Would Raising Debt Ceiling Impact U.S. Bond Market?
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As part of his series on Making Sen$e of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on how raising the debt ceiling again would affect the U.S. bond market. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman

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