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Focus on Economic Data: Productivity - November 2001
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Explore the connection between the economic indicators and real-world issues. These lessons typically can be done in one class period. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
What Do People Do?
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Students will give examples of human resources that are producers, and identify goods and services produced by workers. more »
Grades: K-2 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: Gross Domestic Product - November 2001
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In March of 2001, a recession began. The current case examines the changes in real GDP in the most recent quarter and how those changes reflect the current recessionary conditions. The definition of a recession is a "signific... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: United States International Trade in Goods and Services - November 2001
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International trade is perhaps the most politically controversial economic issue. This case reports and interprets the most recent changes in trade data. Causes and effects of the changes are explored. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
What's the Problem with Digital TV
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Students will be introduced to the mandate for digital TV transmission by 2006, consider the implications this mandate will have for the environment (negative externalizes), and evaluate possible solutions to this "proble... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: The Inflation Rate - October 2001
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The seasonally adjusted rate of change in the consumer price index during the month of October 2001 was -0.3 percent or a decrease of three-tenths of one percent. The consumer price index has increased over the last twelve months ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
What Do Other People Want To Be?
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In this lesson, students will graph people's job choices and identify which jobs would have the most competition based on the data. more »
Grades: K-2 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: Productivity - October 2001
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor today reported preliminary productivity data--as measured by output per hour of all persons--for the third quarter of 2001. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve System and Monetary Policy - November 2001
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Following the announcement on November 6th, newspapers across the country had front-page stories about the most recent Federal Reserve action to lower interest rates and boost spending and employment in the U.S. economy. The annou... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: The Unemployment Rate - October 2001
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The unemployment rate for the month of October 2001 was 5.4 percent, up a sharp 0.5% from September. The number of individuals employed decreased by 415,000. The purpose of this lesson is to report the unemployment and employment ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: Gross Domestic Product - October 2001
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Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during the third quarter (July through September) of 2001 decreased at an annual rate of 0.4 percent. This is the preliminary estimate for the second quarter. The estimate is based on incomplete d... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: United States International Trade in Goods and Services - October 2001
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The purpose of the international trade lesson is to provide the most recent data on international trade, interpretations of trends and causes of changes in trade deficits and surpluses, and a number of relevant student and classro... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: The Inflation Rate - September 2001
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The seasonally adjusted rate of increase in the consumer price index during the month of September 2001 was 0.4 percent or four-tenths of one percent. The rate of increase in the consumer price index over the last twelve months wa... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: The Unemployment Rate - September 2001
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Students explore the concept of unemployment and the unemployment rate by examining current unemployment statistics and a wide range of backgound material. Specific topics include: the formal definition of the unemployment rate, c... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve System and Monetary Policy - October 2001
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Explore the connection between the economic indicators and real-world issues. These lessons typically can be done in one class period. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: Gross Domestic Product - September 2001
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Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during the second quarter (April through June) of 2001 increased at an annual rate of 0.3 percent. This is the final estimate for the second quarter. During the first quarter of 2001, real GDP inc... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
A Fair Wage
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Income for most people is determined by the market value of the productive resources they sell. What workers earn depends, primarily, on the market value of what they produce and how productive they are. more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: The Inflation Rate - August 2001
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The seasonally adjusted rate of increase in the consumer price index during the month of August 2001 was 0.1 percent or one-tenth of one percent. The rate of increase in the consumer price index over the last twelve months was 2.7... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Deregulation and the California Utilities
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“The verdict is in: California’s experiment with energy deregulation is not just a mess; it’s a certifiable failure, according to everyone from the state governor to the very utilities that initially backed ... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Focus on Economic Data: Gross Domestic Product - August 2001
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The growth in real GDP over the past few years has been relatively high when compared with the early part of the 1990s. However, during the last 2 quarters of 2000 and the first two quarters of 2001, the rate of growth of real gro... more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

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