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Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Greek Prime Minister: Debt Recovery is Daunting
Paul Solman talks with Greek Prime Minister George George Papandreau about the country's debt crisis and its impacts on the...
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Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Web Extra: Taleb and Roubini
Nassim Taleb and Nouriel Roubini discuss the great economic debate of the moment: more economic stimulus or less?
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Cleveland's Basketball Boon Brings Economic Vigor
Paul Solman explores the massive economic impact an upcoming decision by NBA superstar Lebron James will have on Cleveland.
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Goods and Services, Specialization…
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Small Businesses Battle the Credit Crunch
Paul Solman examines the struggles of companies to gain enough credit to stay afloat as lending remains tight.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Economists Examine Potential for Longer Recession
Paul Solman talks to two economists about recent market instability and the possibility of a double-dip recession.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Grads Still Bound for Wall Street Despite Crisis
Paul Solman talks to Harvard economist Ben Friedman about college graduates who continue flocking to Wall Street, three years into...
Grades 9-12
How Much Does it Cost Now?
Students will use the FRED database to download the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and calculate the equivalent price of a...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Do Obama's Financial Reforms Measure Up?
Paul Solman talks to Simon Johnson about how President Obama's financial reforms compare to those of past presidents.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Small Business Succeeds In Era of Too Big to Fail
Paul Solman revisits a Missouri manufacturer that has proven small enough to succeed in a time of "too big to...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Some Eye Strategic Defaults as Home Values Tumble
Paul Solman tells the story of some homeowners who have stopped paying their mortgages even though they can still afford...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Examining the Motivations of the Modern Workforce
Business and Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on what drives people's behavior in the modern workforce.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Winners and Losers of Florida's Foreclosure Crisis
Paul Solman kicks off the Spotlight series with a report from Florida on people who have lost their homes to...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Should Consumers Move Money from the Megabanks?
As part of his series making sense of the economy, Paul Solman compares small community banks and too-big-to-fail financial giants.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Unemployment Benefits in Jeopardy
In this economics video, Paul Solman examines troubles in Florida for both those receiving and those paying for jobless benefits.
Key Concepts: Employment/Unemployment, Goods and Services, Phillips Curve…
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Tiny Technology Holds Big Economic Potential
In the latest in a series of reports making sense of the economy, business correspondent Paul Solman examines the economic...
Grades 9-12
Economic Indicators for Informed Citizens
Newly updated! This lesson introduces students to three basic economic indicators: real GDP, the inflation rate, and the unemployment rate....
Key Concepts: Employment/Unemployment, Phillips Curve, Unemployment
