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Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: A Boom in Entrepreneurship, Self-Employment Among Late Bloomers
Are mature entrepreneurs on the rise? Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to older workers who decided to pursue their own...
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Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Is Globalization Wiping Out the American Surfboard Industry?
Economic correspondent Paul Solman reports on an American-born product hit hard by globalization: the surfboard. In Southern California, U.S.-based manufacturers...
Grades 3-5
Spotlighting Entrepreneurs: A Technology "iCon"
What better way to address Common Core standards in Reading Informational Text than by meeting a gentleman that changed the...
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Entrepreneurs…
Grades 9-12
Pop Goes the Housing Bubble
In this lesson, students will learn about a speculative bubble within the context of the U.S. real estate market.
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis…
Grades 9-12
The 411 on College Education
One of the most important financial decisions people make is whether to go to college. The price tag of a...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Game Theory, Marginal Analysis…
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Is China's Fast-Growing Economy Headed for a Crash?
Will the Chinese economy continue its torrid pace of growth and overtake the U.S.'s top status? Or is it a...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Manufacturer Vita Needle Finds Investment in Older Workers Turns a Big Profit
The average age of Vita Needle's workers is 74 years old, and that's no accident. The manufacturing company has intentionally...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: 'Tis the Season, But Should We Save or Spend? A Holiday Money Conundrum
In this economics video, Paul Solman weighs in on saving money during the holidays.
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: America's Historical Struggle With Debt and the Role of Federal Government
Between paying now or paying later, Americans have just about always preferred debt to taxes. Paul Solman talks to Simon...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Lawmakers Consider Cutting Tax Deductions to Bring Down the Deficit
While tax breaks are popular, their future may be limited. Congressional leaders are deliberating on how they can increase revenue...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: How Fine Print on Your Bills Helps Big Companies in Taking More of Your Money
Cell phone bills are up 30 percent since 2009. So are cable television bills. Big companies are inserting tiny fees...
Grades 9-12
Learning, Earning and Investing: Meet the Author | Hear from an Expert
This webinar presents an overview of the CEE publication Learning, Earning and Investing for a New Generation. Join one of...
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: No Laughing Matter: A Look at the European Debt Crisis Through Cartoons
Lee Buchheit, a lawyer who helped mastermind Greece's debt restructuring earlier this year, and investor Hans Humes explain the wrangling...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Climate Change Causes Insurers to Rethink Price of Risk After Hurricane Sandy
The insurance industry looks at historical data, old and new, in order to assess the risk for potential disasters and...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Future Unclear for Superstorm Sandy Victims Dealing with Insurance Woes
Despite a history of hurricanes, there were many storm victims in New York without flood insurance thinking the risk for...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: 'Red Ink' in the Federal Budget: Understanding Why the U.S. Has So Much Debt
With a federal budget of $3.6 trillion, a deficit of $1 trillion and a total debt of $16 trillion, it...
