Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Economist
Economists deal with the distribution of resources and how that distribution affects the economy. This lays out the requirements needed to become an economist, as well as the education and job description. Included are interviews with...
The Economist
The Economist: Felipe Calderon Unveils a Bold Fiscal Reform Package
This article describes Mexican President Felipe Calderon's tax change plan that could keep the Mexican government out of a deficit. Registration is required.
The Economist
The Economist: Dengue Fever: A Deadly Scourge
This article describes the growing epidemic of dengue fever, or DHF, in Mexico and other tropical areas. The virus is caused by mosquitos. Registration is required.
Other
Marietta College: Games Economists Play
This is an invaluable site from Marietta College which consists of over 130 non-computerized classroom games for economics. Would be great to use in a high school economics class. Games relate to a vast amount of economic concepts....
The Economist
The Economist: Iran and Nuclear Diplomacy
A brief June 28, 2007, report examining the ongoing negotiations over the status of Iran's nuclear program.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Hearth/home Economics Education
Housed at the Mann Library, this resource contains a comprehensive set of books and journals in the field of Home Economics, many available online. Each subject area in the field has a descriptive essay plus a bibliography related to...
The Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Board: Sustainability and Monetary Policy
"Sustainability and Monetary Policy," Remarks by Governor Laurence H. Meyer before the National Economists Club and the Society of Government Economists, Washington, D.C., January 20, 2000. With links to graphics files in PDF format.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Chapter 10: Shifts in Aggregate Demand
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain how imports influence AD, Identify ways in which business confidence and consumer confidence can affect AD, Explain how government policy can change AD, and...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Thorstein Veblen
This Fordham University site offers sociologist Thorstein Veblen's views on conspicuous consumption, taken from his work, The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study on Economic Institutions.
Museum of the City of San Francisco
Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Henry George
At this site from the Museum of San Francisco you can check out this biography of Progressive visionary Henry George, taken from an 1889 encyclopedia (so, according to this article, he's not dead yet!). Includes photo.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Our Changing Economy (Lesson Plan)
A lesson in which students learn about the indicators that economists use to judge the health of the U.S. economy. Explore varied aspects of the U.S. economy and determine the impact of economic downturns on diverse segments of society.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Circular Flow
Explains how resources, goods and services, and payments flow through the economy using the economic model of circular flow.