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    Developing a Budget for the U.

    Developing a Budget for the U.

    Learners follow the step-by-step process the U.S. Government uses for creating the federal budget. The topics of budget surpluses and deficits and the federal deficit are covered.

    Subjects:
    Finance
    Keywords:
    Budget
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    Understanding The Interrelationship of Supply and Demand

    Understanding The Interrelationship of Supply and Demand

    In this learning object you'll examine the supply and demand curves and to demonstrate the effects on equilibrium price/quantity and on price ceilings and floors.

    Subjects:
    Economics
    Keywords:
    Supply dem
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    Inflation

    Inflation

    In this learning activity you'll describe inflation, its causes, and the negative consequences of it.

    Subjects:
    Economics
    Keywords:
    Inflation (Finance)
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    The Federal Reserve System

    The Federal Reserve System

    Students read about the Federal Reserve System's structure and goals and the tools it uses to control the flow of money and credit in the economy. At the end of this activity, learners are asked to write how they would solve specific economic problems if they served on the Fed's Board of Governors.

    Subjects:
    Economics and Finance
    Keywords:
    Money supply Fiscal policy Macroeconomics
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    International Exchange Rates

    International Exchange Rates

    In this learning activity you'll calculate exchange rates to determine the impact of prices of exports and imports.

    Subjects:
    Economics and Finance
    Keywords:
    Foreign exchange rates International trade
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    Others
     
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    The Production Possibility Model (Screencast)

    The Production Possibility Model (Screencast)

    In this learning activity you'll construct a production possibility model.

    Subjects:
    Economics
    Keywords:
    Production (Economics) Production possibility curve
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    Video
     
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    The New Open-Source Economics

    The New Open-Source Economics

    Yochai Benkler explains how collaborative projects like Wikipedia and Linux represent the next stage of human organization.

    Subjects:
    Economics
    Keywords:
    Online social networks Information technology -- Economic aspects Technological innovations -- Social aspects
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    The Hidden Force in Global Economics: Sending Money Home

    The Hidden Force in Global Economics: Sending Money Home

    In 2013, international migrants sent $413 billion home to families and friends — three times more than the total of global foreign aid (about $135 billion). This money, known as remittances, makes a significant difference in the lives of those receiving it and plays a major role in the economies of many countries. Economist Dilip Ratha describes the promise of these “dollars wrapped with love” and analyzes how they are stifled by practical and regulatory obstacles.

    Subjects:
    Economics
    Keywords:
    Emigrant remittances
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    Video
     
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    The intricate economics of terrorism

    The intricate economics of terrorism

    Loretta Napoleoni details her rare opportunity to talk to the secretive Italian Red Brigades -- an experience that sparked a lifelong interest in terrorism. She gives a behind-the-scenes look at its complex economics, revealing a surprising connection between money laundering and the US Patriot Act.

    Subjects:
    Criminology and Economics
    Keywords:
    Money laundering Terrorism -- Economic aspects
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    Video
     
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    What Physics Taught Me about Marketing

    What Physics Taught Me about Marketing

    Physics and marketing don't seem to have much in common, but Dan Cobley is passionate about both. He brings these unlikely bedfellows together using Newton's second law, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, the scientific method and the second law of thermodynamics to explain the fundamental theories of branding.

    Subjects:
    Marketing and Physics
    Keywords:
    Bring Physics
    Resource Type:
    Video