Grade 9-12

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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Economists Place Their Bets With 2009 Predictions

Updated: January 14 2009,

Author: barrel fan

Standards Summary

Paul Solman focuses on predictions for the economic year ahead and interviews “stand-up economist”” Yoram Bauman in his second report in a series.”

Grades 9-12

Businesses use advertising to tell consumers about the goods and services they are selling. Businesses hope that their advertisements will...

Key Concepts: Advertising, Business Costs and Revenues, Economic Institutions…

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Grades 9-12

In this lesson, updated with 2023 statistics, students learn about the challenges of the federal debt and play the Fiscal...

Key Concepts: Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Fiscal Policy, Roles of Government

120 mins

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Grades 9-12

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Employment and Unemployment

45 min

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Grades 9-12

Updated with new statistics! The students examine economic data in order to predict the results of presidential elections.

Key Concepts: Employment and Unemployment, Fiscal Policy, GDP

45 mins.

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