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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Political Polls, Professors and Election Markets Predict the Presidential Race
With such a close presidential race, many would like to look to pollsters and their political crystal balls for predictions....
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Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Is Applying for Jobs Online Not an Effective Way to Find Work?
With a bad economy and nearly everyone on the internet, one job opening promoted online can receive thousands of applications....
Key Concepts: Division of Labor/Specialization, Employment and Unemployment, Goods and Services…
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e: Competing Claims About Healthcare Reform
In this economics video, students will discuss increasing efficiency, technological innovation, market competition and vouchers.
Key Concepts: Insurance, Profit, Risk and Return…
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Tax Cuts, Deregulation Among Republican Economic Priorities for 2012 Election
Ahead of the Republican National Convention, Paul Solman goes to Tampa, Fla., to talk to Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former director of...
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Business Cycles, Employment and Unemployment…
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: With High Youth Unemployment, Making Sense of Summer Work Visas For Foreigners
Since the 1960s, the State Department has sponsored young foreigners for temporary, low-wage summer jobs in the U.S. But with...
Key Concepts: Division of Labor/Specialization, Employment and Unemployment, Producers
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Making Sen$e of Bailouts: Why the U.S. Government Bought 'Troubled Assets'
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Business Cycles, Credit…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Economic Systems Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Economic Systems. Economic systems can be categorized according to who makes most of the...
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Economic Development, Economic Institutions…
Grades 9-12
Employment and Unemployment Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concepts of Employment and Unemployment. Employment refers to people who have jobs while unemployment refers to...
Key Concepts: Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply, Division of Labor/Specialization…
Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Producers Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Producers. Producers use scarce resources to produce goods and services which they offer to...
Key Concepts: Producers
Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Incentives Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Incentives. An incentive is a cost or benefit that motivates a decision or action...
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Economic Systems, Elasticity of Demand…
Grades 9-12
Fiscal Policy Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Fiscal Policy. Fiscal policy refers to how government taxing and spending policy can be...
Key Concepts: Budget Deficit, Business Cycles, Employment and Unemployment…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Profit Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Profit. Profit is income received for entrepreneurial skills or risk taking and is calculated...
Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Entrepreneurs, Market Structure…
Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Money Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Money. Money is anything that is used to buy and sell goods and services....
Key Concepts: Economic Institutions, Money, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Roles of Government Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Roles of Government. Some roles of government include protecting the environment, helping the poor...
Key Concepts: Government Failures/Public-Choice Analysis, Markets, Roles of Government
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Inflation Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Inflation, which is an increase in the average price level in the economy.
Key Concepts: Economic Institutions, Fiscal Policy, GDP
Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Supply Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Supply. Supply refers to a relationship between price and the quantity of a good...
Key Concepts: Markets, Markets and Prices, Price Ceilings and Floors…
