Standards for Does Self-Interest Prevent Economic Justice?

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National Standards in Economics

Standard: 2

Name: Decision Making

  • 4-12: Students will understand that: Effective decision making requires comparing the additional costs of alternatives with the additional benefits. Many choices involve doing a little more or a little less of something: few choices "are all or nothing" decisions.
  • 4-12: Students will be able to use this knowledge to: Make effective decisions as consumers, producers, savers, investors, and citizens.

Standard: 4

Name: Incentives

  • 4-12: Students will understand that: People usually respond predictably to positive and negative incentives.
  • 4-12: Students will be able to use this knowledge to: Identify incentives that affect people's behavior and explain how incentives affect their own behavior.

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