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Engineering for Change: Necessary Trade Offs When Co Designing New Technology
The co-design of new technology with communities has benefits and trade-offs. Engineers Without Borders Australia describe a co-design project in rural Cambodia that they participated in. The goal was to design assistive technologies...
C-SPAN
C Span Classroom: Lesson Plan: Examples of Regulatory Agencies
In this activity, students learn about the costs and benefits of regulations and regulatory agencies. It includes nine video clips.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Confusion Over Inflation
Why do people worry about inflation? What are the economic effects of inflation?.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Science Italian Style: Where's the Matter?
Explore some of the hard questions and issues related to scientific research and project funding. Role-play a mock Congressional hearing to discuss the wisdom of a new scientific venture with no perceivable practical use to mankind.
Curated OER
Market Failure; Positive Externalities
This site examines how society can benefit by producing and consuming more of a product that causes a positive externality.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Credit Card
This encyclopedia article describes how the credit card system works. It discusses the history, how credit cards are used, features, types, the numbering system, pros and cons, and more.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: Boomtimes: 20th Century Mining Mojave Desert
This collection uses primary sources to explore twentieth-century mining in the Mojave Desert.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Programacion Lineal: Aplicaciones
In today's world practical problems required to obtain the maximum benefits and minimum costs. Learn the part of mathematics which is used to solve those problems with this interactive activity.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Geothermal Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents the way geothermal energy is harnessed and some of its benefits and costs. Downloadable resources are also available.
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Foothill College: German Unification Case Study
Students explore the complex issues surrounding the German unification of 1990 by taking on the role of involved citizens and examining the benefits and costs of a unified German nation.
European Union
Europa: A Brief History of the Emu
Have you ever wondered why Europe moved to the single-currency euro? Its roots have been in the formation of the League of Nations. Read here about its inception and the benefits it has provided such as lowering the cost of financial...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Is Globalization a Dirty Word?
Is globalization a dirty word? Well not according to a recent study conducted by the World Bank. The report, entitled Globalization, Growth, and Poverty: Building an Inclusive World Economy, makes the case for globalization as a method...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Nafta: Are Jobs Being Sucked Out of the United States?
NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, went into effect on January 1, 1994. The Agreement phases out most tariffs between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Tariffs, which are taxes on imports, increase the price of foreign...
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Katrina's Classroom: Lesson 3: A Fresh Start
This lesson examines the benefits and importance of access to credit. Using hands-on learning strategies and internet resources, students will calculate simple interest, learn about different types of credit, evaluate a credit card...
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National Bureau of Economic Research: Measuring Positive Externalities [Pdf]
This research paper describes how the installation of an anti-theft device on cars has helped reduce crime in general in some areas. The concept of positive externalities can be seen in this example.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Widget Production: Producing More Using Less
Through this economics lesson you will learn about widget production. One of the tasks is to see how productivity can help solve problems.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Marketplace: Doing Business in Afghanistan
In May 2002, delegates from governments, international companies, and financial institutions met at a United Nations conference in Tehran to discuss the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Afghanistan's officials say that to create a viable...
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Why Johnny Can't Choose
If you don't know what the economy is or how it works, this site is for you. It is broken into subsections that make it easy to understand the economy.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: New Sense, Inc. Vs. Fish 'Till U Drop or Coase vs. Pigou
Hot debate and arguments galore whirl around this question: "Which economic approach is the most efficient and fair to resolve utility issues surrounding the use of common or public property?" This lesson plan will explore, examine and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Externalities
Practice what you've learned about positive externalities and negative externalities in this exercise.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Mercury Emissions: "Cap and Trade" Game
Explain why mercury is harmful to humans, and discuss how government encourages industries to reduce mercury emissions. Examine the pros and cons of emissions credit trading and discover how the free market can be used to reduce emissions.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Hydraulic Fracking
Find out the pros and cons of hydraulic fracking while producing natural gas.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Business Ownership: The Franchise Option
Students explore an alternative to starting a business from scratch- investing in a franchise. They begin by considering the pros and cons of a franchise and whether this form of business is an option that would fit their personality and...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: You Can Bank on This! (Part 2)
As in the first ', You Can BANK on This, you will learn that banking should not be confusing - it should be INTERESTING! Lesson Two will continue learning with Zing, but this time we will learn all about budgeting - and budgeting means...
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