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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: FDIC's Sheila Bair Answers Your Questions
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FDIC Chair Sheila Bair answers NewsHour viewer's questions on too big to fail, the power of the banking lobby, and how to tell if a bank is healthy. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: FDIC's Bair: Bank Bailouts Were 'Not a Good Idea'
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In an interview with Paul Solman, FDIC chairwoman Sheila Bair discusses lessons learned from the financial crisis. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Real GDP Growth, October 29, 2009
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This lesson focuses on the October 29, 2009, advance estimate of U.S. real gross domestic product (Real GDP) for the third quarter of 2009, reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The current data and historical da... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, Nov. 4, 2009
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This lesson focuses on the November 4, 2009, press release by the Federal Open Market Committee on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy actions and goals. This lesson is intended to guide students and teachers through an an... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Freelancers Lack Safety Net When Jobs Are Scarce
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Sara Horowitz, founder of the Freelancers Union, explains why freelancers still lack many of the protections afforded to other workers. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Freelancers Struggle As Unemployment Worsens
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As part of his series Makiing Sense of the financial crisis, Paul Solman looks at how freelancers are faring in the declining job market. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Freelancers Lack Safety Net When Jobs Are Scarce
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Sara Horowitz, founder of the Freelancers Union, explains why freelancers still lack many of the protections afforded to other workers. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Freelancers Struggle As Unemployment Worsens
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As part of his series Makiing Sense of the financial crisis, Paul Solman looks at how freelancers are faring in the declining job market. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Focus on Economic Data: Consumer Price Index and Inflation, October 15, 2009
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This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported October 15, 2009, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the month of September, 2009. Students read the BLS report, analyze the meanin... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Okun's Law
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The students sharpen their graphing skills by interpreting the relationship between changes in the unemployment rate (%) and real GDP. From this graph, students will determine the natural rate of GDP growth for the U. S. Economy ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Arrogance, Ignorance Recurring in Economic History
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Paul Solman speaks with economists Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff about the financial crisis and how it compares to previous economic meltdowns. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Arrogance, Ignorance Recurring in Economic History
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Paul Solman speaks with economists Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff about the financial crisis and how it compares to previous economic meltdowns. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: AFL-CIO's 'Bulldog' Trumka Faces Dwindling Ranks
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As AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka works to shield organized labor from the excesses of big businesses, he faces many challenges, including dwindling ranks. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: AFL-CIO's 'Bulldog' Trumka Faces Dwindling Ranks
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As AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka works to shield organized labor from the excesses of big businesses, he faces many challenges, including dwindling ranks. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool
The Effects of the Recession
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The students learn how a recession affects our economy, and how it might affect them personally. They examine the role the federal government played in dealing with the Great Recession, which lasted from December 2007 to June 2009... more »
Grades: 6-8 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Real GDP Growth, September 30, 2009
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This lesson focuses on the September 30, 2009, third estimate of U.S. real gross domestic product (Real GDP) for the second quarter of 2009, reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The current data and historical d... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Employment and the Unemployment Rate, October 02, 2009
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This lesson examines the October 2, 2009, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of employment data and the unemployment rate for the month of September, 2009. This lesson introduces the basic concepts ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, Sept. 23, 2009
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This lesson focuses on the September 23, 2009, press release by the Federal Reserve System's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy actions and goals. This lesson is intended to guide s... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Making Sense of the Foreclosure Crisis
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Paul Solman speaks with an author about how a decades-long government push to expand home ownership exacerbated the foreclosure crisis. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool - Making Sen$e with Solman
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Making Sense of the Foreclosure Crisis
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Paul Solman speaks with an author about how a decades-long government push to expand home ownership exacerbated the foreclosure crisis. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Interactive Tool

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