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)

Das Economic Policy Institute ist eine nicht parteigebundene, nicht gewinnorientierte Denkfabrik in Washington. Politisch der linken Mitte zugeordnet, hat sie sich nach eigenen Angaben zum Ziel gesetzt, die öffentliche Debatte zu beeinflussen, um Strategien für eine prosperierende und sozial gerechte Wirtschaft zu entwickeln (USA 2022).

Global Policy Forum's mission is to monitor policy making at the United Nations (2009-15).

In this interactive activity, students think critically about Federal Budget policy choices from the perspectives of varied personas (USA: EconEd 2020). 

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

Students analyze the economic and political impact of different fiscal policy strategies, they spply their selected fiscal policy goals, and they understand the implications of their policy choices on the national debt (USA: Econ Ed 2019).

This Ted-Ed lesson explains the peak of a business cycle using the tulip market in the 1600s as an example (2015).

The U.S. government agency provides official macroeconomic and industry statistics, most notably reports about the gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States (2019).

How do we know when the economy is in a recession? How do key economic indicators perform in a downturn? In this New York Times lesson, students create graphs of various economic measurements, using quantitative and qualitative reasoning skills to compare, contrast and correlate the performance of measures like gross domestic product, unemployment and personal ...