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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Late Economist Samuelson Bridged Math and Money

Paul Solman reflects on economist Paul Samuelson, who died at the age of 94. He was the first American to...

Key Concepts: Economic Systems, Macroeconomics, Markets

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Older Workers in Downturn Ask: 'Retire from What?'

Paul Solman looks at the challenges older workers face trying to secure a job, let alone retire, amid the downturn.

Key Concepts: Division of Labor/Specialization, Employment and Unemployment

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Is Retirement Good for You?

Paul Solman explores the debate over whether retirement is good or bad for your health.

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Budgeting, Economic Incentives…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Dollar's Weakness Inspires Modern-day Gold Rush

As part of his series on Making Sense of the financial crisis, Paul Solman looks at how the dollar's weakness...

Key Concepts: Foreign Exchange, Investing, Markets and Prices…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: FDIC's Bair: Bank Bailouts Were 'Not a Good Idea'

In an interview with Paul Solman, FDIC chairwoman Sheila Bair discusses lessons learned from the financial crisis.

Key Concepts: Credit, Economic Institutions, Risk and Return…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: FDIC's Sheila Bair Answers Your Questions

FDIC Chair Sheila Bair answers NewsHour viewer's questions on too big to fail, the power of the banking lobby, and...

Key Concepts: Credit, Economic Institutions, Roles of Government

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Freelancers Struggle As Unemployment Worsens

As part of his series Makiing Sense of the financial crisis, Paul Solman looks at how freelancers are faring in...

Key Concepts: Business Cycles, Division of Labor/Specialization, Employment and Unemployment…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Freelancers Lack Safety Net When Jobs Are Scarce

Sara Horowitz, founder of the Freelancers Union, explains why freelancers still lack many of the protections afforded to other workers.

Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Division of Labor/Specialization, Employment and Unemployment…

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Grades 9-12

Okun's Law

The students sharpen their graphing skills by interpreting the relationship between changes in the unemployment rate (%) and real GDP....

Key Concepts: Employment and Unemployment

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Arrogance, Ignorance Recurring in Economic History

Paul Solman speaks with economists Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff about the financial crisis and how it compares to previous...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Business Cycles, Employment and Unemployment…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: AFL-CIO's 'Bulldog' Trumka Faces Dwindling Ranks

As AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka works to shield organized labor from the excesses of big businesses, he faces many challenges,...

Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Distribution of Income, Division of Labor/Specialization…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Making Sense of the Foreclosure Crisis

Paul Solman speaks with an author about how a decades-long government push to expand home ownership exacerbated the foreclosure crisis.

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Economic Institutions, Roles of Government

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Hints of a Meltdown in Commercial Real Estate

Is the commercial real estate market the next shoe to drop in the U.S. economy? Paul Solman reports.

Key Concepts: Demand, Division of Labor/Specialization, Goods and Services…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Brazil's President on the G-20, Emerging Markets

Paul Solman interviews Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula de Silva at the G-20 about the role of developing nations in...

Key Concepts: Distribution of Income, Economic Development, Economic Institutions…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: How are World's Economies Faring?

Paul Solman asks small business owners from around the world how the economy is faring in their home countries.

Key Concepts: Business Cycles, Economic Development, Economic Institutions…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: IMF Chief Seeks New Global Finance Rules

Ahead of an upcoming meeting of the G-20, Paul Solman speaks with Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Business Cycles, Economic Development…

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