Economic Policy

This is the final lesson in a series of lessons that introduces students to the economic data that economists use to assess the health of the economy. (USA: EconEd 2020)

Students research the economic systems of a communist country and a third-world country and compare them to the US, guided by questions and using information from the CIA World Factbook website (EconEd 2008-20).

Das Heft beleuchtet die ökonomische Globalisierung aus der Perspektive unterschiedlicher Länder (Wochenschau 2017).

Overview of how and why the crisis developed and its impact. Also: President Obama’s economic recovery plan (Teachable Moment 2009)

Portal to economic education resources(University of Nebraska at Omaha Center for Economic Education (USA 2009)

YES! – Young Economic Solutions ist ein Schulwettbewerb rund um wirtschaftliche und gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen in Deutschland für die Klassenstufen 10+ und steht seit 2015 unter der Schirmherrschaft des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (2022).

In this lesson, students explore a series of political cartoons and consider the relationship between globalization and the economic crisis (USA: Brown University 2008-21).

Students are introduced to the concepts of liberal and conservative and the association of these with the Democrats and Republicans (USA: Econed 2020).

The Council for Economic Education (CEE) is the leading organization in the United States that focuses on the economic and financial education (2021).