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Economics for Leaders: The Fish Activity
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An activity showing that well-established property rights increase the value of investments that pay off in the future. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: lesson / activity
Economics for Leaders: Farmers and Fishers
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Students use a dispute over water in the valley to help them understand property rights and solve economic problems. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: lesson / activity
Allocating the H1N1 Vaccine 11/23/09
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FTE hot topics are single class period discussion guides including a student reading handout, discussion questions, and suggested answers. This one discusses scarcity and allocation. That\'s what economists study, and you\'re tak... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: discussion guide
Institutions Matter: Experiments in Real Life 10/05/09
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FTE hot topics are single class period discussion guides including a student reading handout, discussion questions, and suggested answers. A real-life social science experiment in how institutions shape people\'s lives has been t... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: discussion guide
Recession Hits the Poorest of the Poor 06/01/09
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FTE hot topics are single class period discussion guides including a student reading handout, discussion questions, and suggested answers. The decline in poverty around the world is the result of unprecedented economic growth. Bu... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: discussion guide
Saving and Spending: A Good News/Bad News Story 03/13/09
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FTE hot topics are single class period discussion guides including a student reading handout, discussion questions, and suggested answers. Spending less and saving more? We may be getting hit with an economic double whammy as we... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: discussion guide
Economic Insights – The Genesis of a Crisis 01/30/09
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This brief article provides an excellent overview of three decades of regulatory and market forces that contributed to the recession that started in 2008. It does not intend to be a complete explanation, not does it address every... more »
Grades: 9-12, Adult/College | Source: FTE | Type: discussion guide
The Dollar\'s Comeback? 10/16/08
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FTE hot topics are single class period discussion guides including a student reading handout, discussion questions, and suggested answers. In order to buy American goods or assets, you need American dollars. Likewise, in order to... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: discussion guide
What\'s Up With Gas Prices? 05/05/08
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FTE hot topics are single class period discussion guides including a student reading handout, discussion questions, and suggested answers. When the cost of filling a gas tank is at an historical high, and prices are rising daily,... more »
Grades: 6-8, 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: discussion guide
Economics for Leaders: Topic 1 Growth and Scarcity
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Topic 1: Scarcity and Choice more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
Economics for Leaders: Topic 2, Opportunity Cost and Incentives
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Topic 2: Understanding markets and voluntary trade, the role of prices and incentives, and property rights more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
Economics for Leaders: Topic 3 Open Market
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Topic 3: Competition and Market Power more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
Economics for Leaders: Topic 4 Markets in Action
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Topic 4: Markets in Action, practicing applying concepts of markets more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
Economics for Leaders: Topic 5 Labor Markets
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Topic 5: Incentives, profit and the entrepreneur more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
Economics for Leaders: Topic 6 Incentives, Innovation and the Role of Institutions
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Incentives, Innovation, and the Role of Institutions more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
Economics for Leaders: Topic 7 Property Rights: Is the Environment Different?
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Property Rights: Is the Environment Different? more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
Economics for Leaders: Topic 8 Setting the Rules: Costs and Benefits of Government Action
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Setting the Rules: Costs and Benefits of Government Action more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
Economics for Leaders: Topic 9 Money and Inflation
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Money and Inflation more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
Economics for Leaders: Topic 10 International Markets
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Topic 10: International Markets more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson
Economics for Leaders: Scarcity and Choice Discussion Problems
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Discussion of a real life topic: ""free"" needle exchange programs for drug users. more »
Grades: 9-12 | Source: FTE | Type: Lesson

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