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Maryland Council on Economic Education (Mcee)
"Comprised of leaders in business, agriculture, government, and education from around the State," the site fosters economic education. Major emphasis here is on awards programs and their winners.
Other
Westland Research: Consumerism and the New Capitalism
This essay on consumerism and the new capitalism is a good resource on the topic for the serious student.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Savings and Investing
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides a matching activity and Activote questions to examine saving and investing.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Income Budgeting
This site contains a unit on budgeting money for use by middle school teachers. Includes enrichment problems, a bibliography, and many example problems and situations.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Adventures in Math: Lesson 3: Money in Our Community
Lesson focuses on how and why money circulated within our community. Being able to discern the difference between things we need and things we want is one of the foundational concepts for using money wisely. Goods and services are things...
The World Bank
World Bank: The Private Sector and Power Generation in China
A paper issued by the World Bank on the role of private sector enterprise in "Power development," in China. The full report is in PDF format. (Published in 2000)
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Unemployment
In this activity summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and calculations used in measuring unemployment, the labor force, the unemployment rate, the labor force participation rate, and the natural rate of unemployment....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: The Limitations of Gdp
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and concepts about the limitations of GDP. This resource is designed as a review for the AP Macroeconomics Test or a college-level macroeconomics course.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: The Costs of Inflation
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and calculations used in describing the costs of inflation. This resource is designed as a review for the AP Macroeconomics Test or a college-level macroeconomics course.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Real vs. Nominal Gdp
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and calculations used in calculating real and nominal GDP. Topics include the distinction between real and nominal GDP and how to calculate and use the GDP deflator. This...
Other
Nikkei Net (In English)
Nikkei Net is a daily business newspaper published in Tokyo, Japan. Content includes the top national and international news stories of the day, as well as extensive business, economic, and political coverage.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Competition Pizza
A lesson that teaches about competition in the marketplace that uses student-gathered information about businesses where they live. Includes student activities and links to national standards in economics and personal finance.
Other
Nikkei Net (In Japanese)
Nikkei Net is a daily business newspaper published in Tokyo, Japan. Content includes the top national and international news stories of the day, as well as extensive business, economic, and political coverage. (Select "ENGLISH" from the...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference
The picture book One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference, written by Kate Smith Milway, takes place in Africa. Here in a Ghanan village, young Kojo cannot afford to go to school after the death of his father. His resourceful...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Why Cities Provide Tax Breaks
Like the state and federal government, local governments offer tax incentives to businesses to help solve economic and/or environmental problems. In this activity, students will explore three different cities and determine what...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Automatic Stabilizers
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and graphs related to automatic stabilizers, including the different kinds of automatic stabilizers and why fiscal policy is subject to lags. This resource is designed as...
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China Radio International
Read program transcripts, view illustrations, and listen to CRI programs in English or Chinese. Station focuses mainly on news but also includes music and special areas for learning Chinese and/or English. Great site for its promotion of...
Other
Business Climate: Texas: Top Industries
This guide to Texas' top nine industries links the reader to articles and other information on each topic.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Capitalism
An economic system refers to the way the money, industry, and trade of a country or region are organized. People often disagree about how economic systems around the world should work. Capitalism, the system used in the United States,...
Other
James Gleick: Capitalism and Microsoft
This article by James Gleick is a discussion of Microsoft and Capitalism. It is an example of economic theory in an applied setting. It should increase the reader's understanding of capitalism in the business world. It also includes...
PBS
Pbs News Hour: New Measures May Help Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
View a video regarding the foreclosure and mortgage crisis and read further about other economic struggles facing the United States in 2008. October 27, 2008.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Collapse of Corporate Giants: The New Dr. Evils?
This lesson was inspired by an article in "Fortune" magazine, "Why Companies Fail," May 27, 2002. Its focus is on the relationship of business ethics to business bankruptcy or near failure. Students participate in a simulation by...
Other
Biz Kids: Dollar a Glass Game
Players use business strategy to see how much money they can earn by making and selling lemonade.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Economy of the United States
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia gives the reader excellent insight into the United States economy. Includes historical references, the influence of technology, resources, and the role of government. Includes numerous charts and...