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Bret Willhoit

It's the Inequality, Stupid | Mother Jones - 7 views

motherjones.com/...quality-in-america-chart-graph

economy economics politics visualization charts income incometaxes tax taxes government

shared by Bret Willhoit on 26 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Bret Willhoit on 26 Feb 11
     
    Some great charts that visually show just how unequal the two America's have become in the last 35 years.  
Aaron Palm

Draw Anywhere - easy online diagramming, flow chart - 5 views

www.drawanywhere.com

flowchart web2.0 diagram tools collaboration brainstorming diagramming diagrams

shared by Aaron Palm on 10 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Aaron Palm on 10 Apr 10
     
    draw anywhere online diagrams
Tim Schilling

Some Interesting Resources - 4 views

There's a very good interactive relating changes in inventories to changes in GDP at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704625004575089220715521384.html#articleTabs%3Dinteractive And th...

Economics Economy Resources GDP Business Cycle

started by Tim Schilling on 01 Mar 10 no follow-up yet
gene hayward

Modest website available... - 4 views

www.haywardecon.com

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  • gene hayward on 09 Nov 09
     
    I would like to make any resources available to any AP Econ teacher who may need help...I maintain a modest website www.haywardecon.com with many ppts and other resources. I have created many things but also have liberally "borrowed" from GREAT econ teachers world-wide (I give credit on my Macro/Micro pages)...Use if it will help...:)
gene hayward

Big Mac Index updated daily... - 4 views

www.oanda.com/...bigmac.shtml

Foreign Exchane Market Big Mac Index

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  • gene hayward on 15 Nov 09
     
    A site where the The Economists "Big Mac Index" is updated daily with the current actual exchange rate. Real handy when teaching FOREX...
gene hayward

What does One Trillion Dollars look like??? - 4 views

www.zee.me/...one-trillion-dollars-look-like

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  • gene hayward on 15 Nov 09
     
    Students LOVE this visual!! It puts it in perspective...I am assuming the person who put this together used the correct methodology and it is proportionally correct...
Jason Welker

So you want to be in charge of monetary policy? - 5 views

www.frbsf.org/...chairman

monetary policy macroeconomics

shared by Jason Welker on 15 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Jason Welker on 15 Nov 09
     
    David Mayer sent this link through the AP Listserve. Looks great, I'm going to play it and see if it would work in my class
Jason Welker

China's currency: A yuan-sided argument | The Economist - 4 views

www.economist.com/...displaystory.cfm

exchange rates China marshall lerner condition trade trade deficit current account

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  • Jason Welker on 02 Dec 09
     
    Pressure is on China to revalue the RMB, but it's unlikely to happen anytime soon. Why? Read to find out...
Jason Welker

Knowledge Learning Corporation | Child Care & Education Services - 3 views

knowledgelearning.tms.hrdepartment.com/...highlightjob.cgi

teaching Economics Advanced Placement online education

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  • Jason Welker on 05 Nov 09
     
    I've always thought about how great it would be to teach Economics from my ski cabin in the mountains of Northern Idaho... perhaps teaching AP Econ online would be the way to go! Here's the deal: "Are you looking for a great opportunity, a rewarding career, or the chance to make a difference? KC Distance Learning is hiring NCLB Highly Qualified High School certificated teachers to fill positions across the country. We currently have part-time and full-time positions available for qualified teachers who want to work from their home.  Working at KCDL you will enjoy a flexible work environment, utilize the latest distance learning and communications technology, and, best of all, you can help students from all walks of life achieve their individual potential."
Jason Welker

400 Richest Americans Got Richer This Year, As Most Americans' Net Worth Tanked: Forbes - 3 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...ichest-americans_n_736182.html

income distribution

shared by Jason Welker on 24 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • The richest Americans got even richer this year, according to the new Forbes 400 list, even as the country's total net worth tanked during the second quarter. The top 400, all of whom are worth at least $1 billion, saw their combined wealth increase 8 percent this year, to the dizzying total of $1.37 trillion, according to analysis from CNN.
  • This means the 400 richest people in America account for about 2.6 percent of the nation's private wealth
  • Jason Welker on 24 Sep 10
     
    What's happening to income distribution in America during the recession? 
DavidPrudente

Win As Much As You Can - 4 views

docs.google.com/gview

Game Theory Cooperation Prisoner's Dilemma Common Resources

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  • DavidPrudente on 12 Nov 09
     
    Great game for teaching about Game Theory, Cooperative Behavior, or Common Resources. I've linked a good version of the game, but you can find other versions by searching the title of the game.
Jason Welker

Economics of Disasters « Foundation for Teaching Economics - 4 views

www.fte.org/...disasterslessons

economics natural disaster

shared by Jason Welker on 15 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • This set of lessons looks at a variety of natural disasters – from the Black Death of the Middle Ages to Hurricane Katrina in our too-recent memory, to fears of avian flu pandemics that haunt the future – through the lens of economic analysis. The contexts were chosen to facilitate the teaching of economic reasoning principles not only in economics courses, but also in history and the other social studies disciplines. Each lesson addresses a question that reflects people’s compassionate reaction to news of disaster and develops one or two key tools of economic analysis in answering that question. Case studies of past disasters provide real-world illustrations.
  • disasters
  • This set of lessons looks at a variety of natural disasters – from the Black Death of the Middle Ages to Hurricane Katrina in our too-recent memory, to fears of avian flu pandemics that haunt the future – through the lens of economic analysis. The contexts were chosen to facilitate the teaching of economic reasoning principles not only in economics courses, but also in history and the other social studies disciplines. Each lesson addresses a question that reflects people’s compassionate reaction to news of disaster and develops one or two key tools of economic analysis in answering that question. Case studies of past disasters provide real-world illustrations.
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  • This set of lessons looks at a variety of natural disasters – from the Black Death of the Middle Ages to Hurricane Katrina in our too-recent memory, to fears of avian flu pandemics that haunt the future – through the lens of economic analysis. The contexts were chosen to facilitate the teaching of economic reasoning principles not only in economics courses, but also in history and the other social studies disciplines. Each lesson addresses a question that reflects people’s compassionate reaction to news of disaster and develops one or two key tools of economic analysis in answering that question. Case studies of past disasters provide real-world illustrations. Program Topics Introduction Addendum to Introduction Lesson 1: Are Disasters Good for the Economy? Lesson 2: When Disaster Strikes, What Can Markets Do? Lesson 3: When Disaster Strikes, What Can Government Do? Lesson 4: When Disaster Strikes, What Can We Do? Lesson 5: Are Disasters “A Disaster” for Lesson Planning? Activities
  • This set of lessons looks at a variety of natural disasters – from the Black Death of the Middle Ages to Hurricane Katrina in our too-recent memory, to fears of avian flu pandemics that haunt the future – through the lens of economic analysis. The contexts were chosen to facilitate the teaching of economic reasoning principles not only in economics courses, but also in history and the other social studies disciplines. Each lesson addresses a question that reflects people’s compassionate reaction to news of disaster and develops one or two key tools of economic analysis in answering that question. Case studies of past disasters provide real-world illustrations.
  • Jason Welker on 15 Mar 11
     
    Lesson plans for the Economics classroom for teaching the effects of natural disasters
Jason Welker

Nouriel Roubini - What America needs is a payroll tax cut - 2 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...AR2010091605846.html

shared by Jason Welker on 17 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • The administration knows that it needs to fashion a revenue-neutral fiscal stimulus that increases labor demand and consumption. Its proposal to make permanent a research and development tax credit that dates to the 1980s, and then to enact a temporary investment tax credit allowing firms to write down capital investments at 100 percent of cost, are welcome -- but too modest a cure for what ails the economy. A much better option is for the administration to reduce the payroll tax for two years. The reduced labor costs would lead employers to hire more; for employees, the increased take-home pay would boost much-needed economic consumption and advance the still-crucial process of deleveraging households (paying down credit card debt and other legacies of the easy-credit years).
  • Jason Welker on 17 Sep 10
     
    Roubini says cut payroll tax to relieve households and encourage hiring.
gene hayward

Graphic on change in Market Capitalization of major companies in last 10 years.. - 2 views

aidwatchers.com/...mph-and-terror-of-free-markets

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  • gene hayward on 22 Dec 09
     
    Graphic on change in Market Capitalization of major companies in last 10 years AND where those companies are located...nice illustration of "Creative Destruction"...
Bret Willhoit

Podcast: In The Classroom - Planet Money Blog : NPR - 2 views

www.npr.org/...podcast_in_the_classroom.html

podcast money web2.0 npr economics economy resources

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  • Jason Welker on 08 Nov 09
     
    I love NPR's Planet Money. I try to listen to every episode, usually on my way to school in the morning. I is not at all unusual for me to use the very podcast I listened to on the way in during that day's class! All econ teachers should be listening to Planet Money (no, like economics, it is NOT only about money!)
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