The Economic Way of Thinking: The Key to Financial Literacy

April 10, 2025 Professor Jamie Wagner discusses how economics is the key to financial literacy. She is a Professor and…

Trade Wars: Economics Awakens

Trade Wars – Economics Awakens (repost)

FTE is re-posting this article written during Trump 1.0. Much of what Professor Malek had to say about tariffs back…

The Economics of Love, Trade, and Opportunity Cost

February 12, 2025 Professor Jamie Wagner discusses the economics of love, trade, and opportunity cost. She is a Professor and…

Book Club Recap – Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through The Unfree World

December 2, 2024 Jamie Wagner is a Professor and Teaching Fellow with the Foundation for Teaching Economics, as well as…

Top 5 Econ Lessons For Your Classroom

October 30, 2024 By Jamie Wagner, Professor and Economics Teaching Fellow with the Foundation for Teaching Economics and an Associate…

Teachers Learn About the Tradeoffs of Renewable Energy Future

October 22, 2024 Amanda Stiglbauer, FTE mentor teacher, summarizes FTE’s conference on the tradeoffs associated with renewable energy. This special…

A Simple Activity To Explain A Change in Demand vs A Change in Quantity Demanded

September 30, 2024 Jamie Wagner is a Professor and Teaching Fellow with the Foundation for Teaching Economics as well as…

Why We Should Be Teaching Students Economic Literacy

Ted Tucker, Executive Director, Foundation for Teaching Economics October 26, 2022 More high schools are offering courses on personal finance…

Economic Reasoning Propositions

November 4, 2019 We often get the question, “what will we learn at Economics for Leaders?” At Economics for Leaders,…

Trade Wars: Economics Awakens

Trade Wars – Economics Awakens (repost)

FTE is re-posting this article written during Trump 1.0. Much of what Professor Malek had to say about tariffs back…