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Decision Making

Lesson 1 – Defining Terms: Poverty and Capitalism, Part 2

Part 2: Capitalism: Institutional Building Blocks Download Lesson 1 .doc file – includes all figures, source citations, and appendices Part…

E.R.P. #3

Lesson 1: Economic Growth and Scarcity

Download EFL Lesson 1 Guide  EFL Lesson 1 Slides Introduction In this lesson students are introduced to the concept of…

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E.R.P. #2

Lesson 2 Activity: The Euro

Activity:  The Euro – Currency Exchange and Transaction Costs Download Euro Activity: Teacher Guide, Handouts, Visuals (.doc file) Lesson Overview: Students…

Absolute Advantage

Lesson 16: Protectionism vs. Globalization

KEY FORCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY 2.    Economic freedom, rule of law, and well-defined property rights promote growth and prosperity. 4.  …

E.R.P. #1

Lesson 14: The Rise of Big Government

KEY FORCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY 1.  A key to understanding people’s behavior is figuring out the incentives they face. 2.  Economic freedom,…

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Lecture 13: Immigrants and the American Workforce

KEY FORCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY 1.  A key to understanding people’s behavior is figuring out the incentives they face. 2. …

Budget Deficit/Surplus

Lesson 12: Wars and the Economy

KEY FORCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY 1.  A key to understanding people’s behavior is figuring out the incentives they face. 2. …

Budget Deficit/Surplus

Lesson 11: The New Deal

KEY FORCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY 1.  A key to understanding people’s behavior is figuring out the incentives they face. 2. …

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

Lesson 10: The Great Depression

KEY FORCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY 1.  A key to understanding people’s behavior is figuring out the incentives they face. 3.  …

Competition

Lesson 9: Entrepreneurship and Innovation

KEY FORCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY 1.       A key to understanding people’s behavior is figuring out the incentives they face.…

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Lesson 8: The Political Economy of Emancipation

KEY FORCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY  1.       A key to understanding people’s behavior is figuring out the incentives they face.…

E.R.P. #4

Lesson 7b: Money and Monetary Policy

KEY FORCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY 2.  Economic freedom, rule of law, and well-defined property rights promote growth and prosperity. 3. …