Economics
The Economics
Program is a collaborative
effort between Mr.
Donachie and Mr.
Isseks.
Upcoming
Events:
1.
Mini Economy Money
Competition / Showcase :
Friday, February 10, 2012
2. Take
advantage of the Mini
Economy Book Find.
Return those old textbooks
for
$$$$$
3.
Attention: Seat Selection
will be on
Monday, February 6, 2012
How much
in RENT
$
will you pay in your
classroom economy?
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Class
Notes and Presentations
:
Wealth Building Power point Review
of Economic Systems Markets
PowerPoint
Role of Government
Intro to Economics Board
of Education Presentation
Economics Defined
Watch the
Economic Rap Battles between
Hayek and Keynes!
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2010/01/watch_fear_the_boom_and_bust.html
http://econstories.tv/
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Stock
Market Game
Check out the Virtual stock
market game:
http://vse.marketwatch.com/Game/Homepage.aspx?e=y
Stock information
http://finance.yahoo.com.
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Is
Wal-mart
Good
for
America?
Watch
the PBS Frontline Report!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/
Wal-Mart Websites:
Is Wal-Mart Good for
America?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/
The companion Web site to
the FRONTLINE film provides
a closer look at how
Wal-Mart became the largest
and most powerful global
retailer, an examination of
Wal-Mart's role in driving
U.S. manufacturing overseas
to China, and more on the
U.S. trade deficit with
China. Also included is
analysis of whether Wal-Mart
is good for America and
extended interviews with
Wal-Mart insiders and
observers. .
Store Wars: When Wal-Mart
Comes to Town
http://www.pbs.org/itvs/storewars/
This site, which accompanies
a PBS documentary, tells the
story of a small Virginia
town's reaction when
Wal-Mart proposes building a
Supercenter on the edge of
town. The site offers the
pros and cons on the issue,
plus resources for teachers
and more.
Check out: Walmart's
Corporate site:
www.walmart.com
Look at the critics of
Wal-mart:
http://walmartwatch.com/issues/
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The Other
Side of Outsourcing
Hosted by Thomas Friedman
In case you missed the
video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8quDb3FIUuo
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Check out these link
for your
Dead
Economist Project!
http://www.econlib.org/library/CEE.html
http://econstories.tv/home.html
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Economic
Video
Crisis
of Credit: Do you want
to see the simplest
explanation of the credit
crisis? Check this
out! Watch it before
we discuss it in class!
http://www.crisisofcredit.com/
PBS Video:
Meltdown
Watch the
entire special!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/meltdown/
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WHERE DOES CHINA OUTRANK
THE UNITED STATES?
READ!
http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2009/11/14/weekinreview/15chinagready.html
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Frontline's Close to Home
Watch real people talk about
the economy!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/closetohome/?utm_campaign=homepage&utm_medium=proglist&utm_source=proglist
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Frontline's The
Warning
Watch what happened before
the economic meltdown!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/warning/?utm_campaign=homepage&utm_medium=proglist&utm_source=proglist
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Click
Here for Up to Date
information for your
Economic Indicator Projects
http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-flash08.html?project=EFORECAST07
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STUDENT LOAN
SINKHOLE!!!!
WATCH .....http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/525/
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Look at the salaries of
individual players and the
total teams payroll.
http://content.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/salaries/default.aspx
Are athletes over paid?
Do "big market" teams have a
competitive advantage of
"small" market teams?
How much $ do
owners make? What is
the value of a major league
baseball team? Check
it out!
http://www.forbes.com/2007/04/19/business-baseball-valuations-07mlb-cz_kb_0419baseball_land.html
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***WATCH
PBS!!!!
HOW
MUCH IS OUR NATIONAL DEBT???
Frontline: Ten Trillion and
Counting
Watch!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tentrillion/
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INTERACTIVE
GRAPHS:
WATCH
FOR
ECONOMIC
RECOVERY!
See
American
Taxpayer
Money at
Work.
www.recovery.gov
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Housing
Crisis:
Is it
confined
to only
a few
locations?
Check it
out.
Click
here
:
2009-03-05-foreclosure_N.htm
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Why
Is
Her
Paycheck
Smaller?
CHECK
IT OUT!
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/01/business/20090301_WageGap.html?ref=business
Mortgage Meltdown?
What happened to the Housing
Prices?
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/12/04/business/economy/HOUSING_PRICES_GRAPHIC.html?ref=business
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BAILOUT?
Stimulus Package? SEE HOW THE MONEY IS SPENT!!
CLICK HERE!
http://projects.nytimes.com/creditcrisis/recipients/table
http://projects.nytimes.com/44th_president/stimulus
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How
has the Government dealt
with Recession? Check
it out!
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/26/business/economy/20090126-recessions-graphic.html
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How
much Money was Spent on
Superbowl Ads? How
does this reflect the state
of the economy?
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/02/02/business/media/20090202-business-superbowlads.html#
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Check
out "All of Inflation's
Little Parts" from
2008. See how inflation
works!
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/05/03/business/20080403_SPENDING_GRAPHIC.html?ex=1210564800&en=849ab49bea827cb2&ei=5070&emc=eta3
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/
CHECKOUT " SICK AROUND THE
WORLD"
A DOCUMENTARY THAT SHOWS
HOW FIVE CAPITALIST
SOCIETIES DEMOCRACIES HANDLE
HEALTH CARE
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Links of Interest: Health
Care
National Nurses Organizing
Committee
The National Nurses
Organizing Committee is a
new national union and
professional organization
for Registered Nurses,
Advance Practice Nurses, and
RN organizations throughout
the country who want to
pursue a more powerful
agenda - including getting
national, guaranteed health
care for life in the United
States.
http://www.calnurses.org/nnoc/
Healthcare-NOW!
Healthcare-Now is a
national campaign for a
quality, guaranteed,
non-profit single-payer
system in the United States.
At their site you can check
in on grassroots events
across the country, sign a
petition for The United
States National Health
Insurance Act, and organize
your own local "Truth
Hearing" about our country's
health care crisis.
http://www.healthcare-now.org/
Physicians for a National
Health Program
Physicians for a
National Health Program is a
nonprofit organization of
14,000 physicians, medical
students and health
professionals who support
single-payer national health
insurance. Go to their site
to read all the great
research put together by
PNHP, and learn how to
support their efforts.
http://www.pnhp.org/
PNHP's Sicko Cure
SickoCure.org is
dedicated to promoting the
only cure for our "sicko"
health system: single-payer
national health insurance.
PNHP started this site to
help promote SiCKO's
message, and it offers a
wide variety of tools for
bringing about change.
http://www.sickocure.org/
National Health Care for the
Homeless Council
The National Health Care
for the Homeless Council
understands that health care
is a right, not a privilege.
It advocates a universal
health care program so that
the least among us gets the
same treatment as the best.
Go to their site and learn
how you can help.
http://www.nhchc.org/
We Be Illin'
We Be Illin' is an
innovative, diverse events
series dedicated to
supporting the movement for
a National Health Plan. They
believe that health
insurance should be provided
for all Americans, and aims
to draw attention to the
issue through concerts and
other fund raising events.
Check in and see what events
are planned next.
http://webeillin.org/
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