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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Greek Prime Minister: Debt Recovery is Daunting

Paul Solman talks with Greek Prime Minister George George Papandreau about the country's debt crisis and its impacts on the...

Key Concepts: Budget Deficit, Budgeting, Credit…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Web Extra: Taleb and Roubini

Nassim Taleb and Nouriel Roubini discuss the great economic debate of the moment: more economic stimulus or less?

Key Concepts: Budget Deficit, Budgeting, Choice…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Cleveland's Basketball Boon Brings Economic Vigor

Paul Solman explores the massive economic impact an upcoming decision by NBA superstar Lebron James will have on Cleveland.

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Consumers, Demand…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Small Businesses Battle the Credit Crunch

Paul Solman examines the struggles of companies to gain enough credit to stay afloat as lending remains tight.

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Credit, Economic Institutions…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Economists Examine Potential for Longer Recession

Paul Solman talks to two economists about recent market instability and the possibility of a double-dip recession.

Key Concepts: Budget Deficit, Budgeting, Credit…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Grads Still Bound for Wall Street Despite Crisis

Paul Solman talks to Harvard economist Ben Friedman about college graduates who continue flocking to Wall Street, three years into...

Key Concepts: Division of Labor/Specialization, Goods and Services, Incentive…

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Grades 9-12

How Much Does it Cost Now?

Students will use the FRED database to download the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and calculate the equivalent price of a...

Key Concepts: Fiscal Policy

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Do Obama's Financial Reforms Measure Up?

Paul Solman talks to Simon Johnson about how President Obama's financial reforms compare to those of past presidents.

Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Economic Institutions, Market Structure…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Small Business Succeeds In Era of Too Big to Fail

Paul Solman revisits a Missouri manufacturer that has proven small enough to succeed in a time of "too big to...

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Goods and Services, Incentive…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Some Eye Strategic Defaults as Home Values Tumble

Paul Solman tells the story of some homeowners who have stopped paying their mortgages even though they can still afford...

Key Concepts: Credit, Decision, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Examining the Motivations of the Modern Workforce

Business and Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on what drives people's behavior in the modern workforce.

Key Concepts: Credit, Decision, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Winners and Losers of Florida's Foreclosure Crisis

Paul Solman kicks off the Spotlight series with a report from Florida on people who have lost their homes to...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Investing, Market Structures…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Should Consumers Move Money from the Megabanks?

As part of his series making sense of the economy, Paul Solman compares small community banks and too-big-to-fail financial giants.

Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Unemployment Benefits in Jeopardy

In this economics video, Paul Solman examines troubles in Florida for both those receiving and those paying for jobless benefits.

Key Concepts: Division of Labor/Specialization, Employment and Unemployment, Goods and Services

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Tiny Technology Holds Big Economic Potential

In the latest in a series of reports making sense of the economy, business correspondent Paul Solman examines the economic...

Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Economic Development, Market Structure…

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Grades 9-12

Economic Indicators for Informed Citizens

Newly updated! This lesson introduces students to three basic economic indicators: real GDP, the inflation rate, and the unemployment rate....

Key Concepts: Consumer Price Index (CPI), Employment and Unemployment, Gross Domestic Product (GDP)…

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