Fiscal Policy: Tools for Influencing the Economy

This interactive assignment illustrates how fiscal policy choices can affect the economy.

Externalities

This video assignment explains externalities.

Economics and the Environment

This reading assignment provides some economic strategies for protecting the environment.

Fiscal Policy

This audio assignment covers how the government uses fiscal policy to influence the economy.

Money

The infographic highlights how money facilitates economic activity.

Fiscal & Monetary Policy

In this lesson, students learn about the similarities and differences between fiscal and monetary policy.

PACED Decision Making and Pretzels

Students learn about and apply the five-step PACED decision-making process through a taste test.

How Many Beverages will Consumers Buy? Lesson on Demand

In this activity, students learn about the law of demand by looking at their favorite beverage.

Using a Minimum Wage Debate in an Economics Class

This activity uses a classroom debate about the minimum wage to teach prices floors.

Teaching Market Structures with Gum

This lesson highlights how different market structures compete through a role playing game.

Is Trade a Zero-Sum Game?

This simple trading activity demonstrates a key economic idea: Voluntary trade can benefit buyers and sellers.

How do we Measure Unemployment?

This activity is designed to show students how we calculate the civilian unemployment rate.

Imports and GDP

Learn about gross domestic product (GDP)

How Fed Policy Transmits to the Economy

In this activity, students participate in a demonstration showing how changes in monetary policy ripple through the economy.

Career Choices

This activity highlights the connection between education, training, and experience in determining income.

The Three C's of Credit (Lesson 9A)

Students play the role of credit providers and assess the credit worthiness of a fictitious individual.