Search for Resources

In economics, factors of production are the resources that people use to produce goods and services; they are the building blocks of the economy. Economists divide factors of production into four categories: land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship.

With record-level credit card debt in the headlines, this December 2023 issue of Focus on Finance addresses credit card history, statistics, and usage, as well as reasons for the increase in credit card debt.

Bonds. Just bonds. This November 2023 issue of Page One Economics helps learners navigate the world of purchasing, holding, and selling bonds.

FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) Challenge, a classroom application of the Fed Challenge competition, is designed to be a project-based capstone experience completed by students at the conclusion of their Advanced Placement® Macroeconomics course.

Students will learn that the Federal Reserve uses interest rate policies to promote maximum employment and price stability. They demonstrate how a change in the target range for the federal funds rate transmits through the economy.

Need to learn—or teach someone else—about the Federal Reserve? Penny, our friendly tour guide, will show you around the Federal Reserve System, introducing you to who we are and what we do.

En este episodio de la serie de vídeos Economic Lowdown, la especialista en educación económica Andrea Caceres- Santamaria explica el modelo de flujo circular.

Most of us use credit cards, and many of us have credit card debt. Economists and personal finance gurus disagree on the best strategies for paying off that debt across multiple credit cards.

This lesson highlights the resources needed for a business and key information entrepreneurs should consider before starting a business. Through the story and activities, students will learn about division of labor and identify risks and rewards.

Through this lesson and role-play activity, students will become familiar with how to develop a business plan and the steps an entrepreneur should take to become a business owner. They will learn personal finance concepts that relate to entrepreneurship.