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Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Political Polls, Professors and Election Markets Predict the Presidential Race
With such a close presidential race, many would like to look to pollsters and their political crystal balls for predictions....
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Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Is Applying for Jobs Online Not an Effective Way to Find Work?
With a bad economy and nearly everyone on the internet, one job opening promoted online can receive thousands of applications....
Key Concepts: Division of Labor/Specialization, Employment and Unemployment, Goods and Services…
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e: Competing Claims About Healthcare Reform
In this economics video, students will discuss increasing efficiency, technological innovation, market competition and vouchers.
Key Concepts: Insurance, Profit, Risk and Return…
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Tax Cuts, Deregulation Among Republican Economic Priorities for 2012 Election
Ahead of the Republican National Convention, Paul Solman goes to Tampa, Fla., to talk to Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former director of...
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Business Cycles, Employment and Unemployment…
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: With High Youth Unemployment, Making Sense of Summer Work Visas For Foreigners
Since the 1960s, the State Department has sponsored young foreigners for temporary, low-wage summer jobs in the U.S. But with...
Key Concepts: Division of Labor/Specialization, Employment and Unemployment, Producers
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Making Sen$e of Bailouts: Why the U.S. Government Bought 'Troubled Assets'
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Business Cycles, Credit…
Grades 9-12
Government Failures/Public-Choice Analysis Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concepts of Government Failures and Public-Choice Analysis. In the real world, government failure may occur so...
Key Concepts: Incentive, Public-Choice Analysis, Roles of Government
Grades 9-12
Aggregate Supply Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Aggregate Supply. Aggregate supply shows the total (or aggregate) production of final goods and...
Key Concepts: Aggregate Supply, Business Cycles, Economic Institutions…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Income Distribution Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Income Distribution. Income distribution refers to how the total income earned ends up divided...
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Consumers, Income Distribution…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concepts of Decision Making and Cost-Benefit Analysis. Decision making refers to the process by which rational...
Key Concepts: Choice, Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Budget Deficits and Public Debt Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concepts of Budget Deficits and Public Debt. If taxes collected are less than the money spent...
Key Concepts: Budget Deficit, Fiscal Policy, GDP
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Market Failures Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Market Failures. There are certain well-recognized conditions under which market failure occurs; this means...
Key Concepts: asymmetric information, Externalities, Market Structures…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Division of Labor/Specialization Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concepts of Division of Labor and Specialization. The division of labor refers to the practice that...
Key Concepts: Benefits of Trade, Credit, Demand…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Markets and Prices Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Markets and Prices. A market refers to a group of buyers and sellers for...
Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Demand, Market Structure…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Economic Growth Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Economic Growth. Economic growth refers to the ability of the economy to increase its...
Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Economic Development, Goods and Services
Grades 9-12
Price Ceilings and Floors Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Price Ceilings and Floors. A price ceiling is a legally established maximum price while...
Key Concepts: Demand, Markets, Markets and Prices…
