Saturday, February 23, 2013

Nice Graphic showing the results of a recent poll on Americans attitude about cutting Federal Govt spending in light of the upcoming mandatory budget cuts. Interesting results!!!

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Here are the results of a very recent Pew Research Poll on Americans attitude toward cutting Federal Spending in light of the looming ...

Nice map showing State by State comparison of Minimum Wages. Why does it vary from State to State? Find out why HERE.

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I think there is some confusion regarding the way the minimum wage is set in the US. The Federal Government, through the Federal Fair Labo...

Hans Rosling as a "Myth Buster" on the issue of Child Mortality Rates. Worth a couple of minutes of your time.

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Here is Hans Rosling "clarifying" the issue of historical Child Mortality Rates around the world.  This is really terrific!  Wat...

One easy graph that illustrates all you need to know about the future of Retail Stores and Employment in that sector.

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Here is a bar chart showing the decline in jobs in various "brick and mortar" retail stores.  "Brick and mortar" is a me...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

For Students and Teachers--my PPT on Consumer and Producer Surplus AND Incidence of Taxation. Fun Stuff!!

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Consumer and Producer SURPLUS---Determining Social Welfare Uploaded by Gene on WizIQ Tutorials
Saturday, February 16, 2013

My defense for an increase in the Minimum Wage to $9.00. I speak of one element of the labor market I don't hear ANYONE refer to and I think it is important to understand...

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There is lots of talk, for and against, regarding the recent proposal by the President to increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.00 per ...
Friday, February 15, 2013

Price Floor Powerpoint---You can bet the Farm on this one!!!

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Price Floors are another example of government intervention into the "free" market. It is an effort to set a price for a good or s...

Price Ceilings explained as simply as possible. Must know info for when the Mayhem Guy from AllState comes to visit your community...

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When disaster looms or when it strikes there can be a significant disruption in the delivery of goods to that area.  We have learned about t...
Thursday, February 14, 2013

My Powerpoints to teach the Foreign Exchange Market in AP Macroeconomics.

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My Powerpoints to teach the Foreign Exchange Market in AP Macroeconomics. The first one is a long version to teach the "nuts and bolt...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Can you see me (Powerpoint) now?

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My detailed powerpoint on curve shifting in a Basic Supply and Demand graph.  This is a test to see if it embeds properly and people can see...
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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Nice Infographic showing why Chinese consumers pay more for imports of certain foreign goods. See here how I link it to the Foreign Exchange Market. Gives an interesting perspective.

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Here is a comparison of the price differential of certain "luxury goods" sold in China and the US. The items below give the pric...
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Saturday, February 9, 2013

Nice and Concise article on the concept of Opportunity Cost. I encourage you to read it. Besides, what else do you have to do today?

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See what I did there??? :) Thinking in terms of Opportunity Cost can change how you make decisions.  I believe for the better.  It provide...
Monday, February 4, 2013

Nice, short video primer on what the Debt Ceiling is. An informed citizenry is, well, rare...

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If you are not sure what the Debt Ceiling is all about, here is a good place to start.  As always, the devil is in the details and the issue...
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Interesting chart showing the Gender Gap in obtaining College Degrees and the disciplines those degrees are in. Eye-opening!!

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Numerically, women earn significantly more college degrees than men do.  However, there is some disparity in the nature of those degrees.  B...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Is student debt a new form of birth control? Maybe this is the only one that is truely effective!!

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Behind the falling US birthrate: too much student debt to afford kids? Karen Hu of Oakton, Va., is 28, married, graduated from law school...
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