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Focus on Economic Data: Productivity - April 2002
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor today reported new productivity data--as measured by output per hour of all persons--for the first quarter of 2002. The seasonally-adjusted annual rates of productivity growth in the first quarter
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Gross Domestic Product -February 2006
Explore the connection between the economic indicators and real-world issues. These lessons typically can be done in one class period.
Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product, April 30, 2008
This lesson focuses on the April 30, 2008, report on Real Gross Domestic Product (Real GDP), produced by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The current data and historical data are explained. The meaning of GDP and potential impacts of changes of GDP are explored. This Focus on Economic Data will also raise questions the impact of the current level of growth on the economy and individuals.
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Focus: Understanding Economics in U.S. History
Focus: Understanding Economics in U.S. History uses a unique mystery-solving approach to teach U.S. economic history to your high school students.
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Teaching Financial Crises
Teaching Financial Crises is an eight lesson resource that provides an organizing framework in which to contextualize all of the media attention that has been paid to the recent financial crisis, as well as put it in a historical context. The current events stories, opinion pieces, and other popular media pieces that are today in great supply have generally not connected to educational objectives, historical analysis, and economic processes and concepts that are used in the high school classroom. In Teaching Financial Crises, teachers will find a non-partisan and non-ideological resource to help them simplify and offer balanced perspectives on this challenging subject matter.
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Focus: High School Economics
This revised edition features simulations, role plays, small-group discussions and other active-learning instructional activities to help students explore economic concepts through real-life applications.
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