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Grades 9-12

Rationing Transplants: An Ethical Problem

On November 1, 1999, Walter Payton, former Chicago Bears running back, died waiting for a liver transplant. Payton's death re-opened...

Key Concepts: Demand, Incentive, Market Structure…

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Grades 9-12

To Keep the Strike Going or to End It? That Was the Question

According to the Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, tenth edition, the term "strike" is defined as a "temporary stoppage of activities...

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Economic Institutions, Incentive

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Grades 9-12

If You Hear a Hoot, Then This Site is Kaput

Should the Endangered Species Act of 1973 be left alone so the legal system is left to decide the toughest...

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis

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Grades 9-12

The American Standard of Living - For Better or For Worse

Is the distribution of income in the United States becoming more unequal? Does the average American today have a higher...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Business Costs and Revenues, Consumers…

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Grades 9-12

Are the Best Things in Life Free?

Students use economic reasoning to analyze the costs and consequences of marital choice. "The best things in life are free."...

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Incentive

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Grades 9-12

$16 Billion to Host the Summer Olympic Games: Is it worth it?

Students learn about costs and revenues related to the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Discussion questions about estimated...

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Public-Choice Analysis, Roles of Government

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 18, 2016 is Martin Luther King Day. Students can explore the history behind this day and this charismatic man...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Division of Labor/Specialization

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Rationing Transplants: An Ethical Problem

To Keep the Strike Going or to End It? That Was the Question

If You Hear a Hoot, Then This Site is Kaput

The American Standard of Living - For Better or For Worse

Are the Best Things in Life Free?

$16 Billion to Host the Summer Olympic Games: Is it worth it?

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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