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Lesson 1: The Basics Still Apply:  Domestic or International, A Market Is a Market Featured Image
Absolute Advantage

Lesson 1: The Basics Still Apply: Domestic or International, A Market Is a Market

Download IIT Lesson 1 Guide. Concepts scarcity incentives specialization rational choice voluntary exchange comparative advantage opportunity cost Content Standards Standard 1:…

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. …

Demand

Lesson 7a: Banking and Bank Regulation

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

Competition

Lesson 6: The Transportation Revolution and Formation of the National Economy

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

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Lesson 5: Land Ordinances and Western Movement

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

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Lesson 4: Innovation, Education, and Information

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

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Lesson 3: The Constitution as an Economic Document

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

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Lesson 2: Births, Deaths, and Economic Growth

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

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Lesson 1: The Market for Moving People to America

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

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Activity 8: Women and Work in American History – The Opportunity Cost of Staying Home

Lesson Overview: Download Activity and Handouts (doc file) Of the many profound changes in American society during the 20th century,…