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The lesson summarizes the content of the January 4, 2008, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, announcement of the unemployment rate and employment data for the month of December 2007. The meaning and importance of the data are discussed. Exercises are included for reinforcing the concepts.
Why does Brett Favre make $8.5 million per year?
What determines a person's salary? Why do professional athletes make so much money? People who work as firefighters, police officers or teachers are clearly more important to our society, yet they make much less money than jocks. What explains this?
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Risky Business DVD
Use this DVD program to show students how to live healthy, wealthy and risk-free.
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Energy, Economics, and the Environment: Case Studies and Teaching Activities for High School
This publication helps students analyze energy and environment issues from an economics perspective.
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Created as a supplement to existing middle school world geography and world history courses, the 5 units in this guide introduce students to the basics of global trade.
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