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EconGuy Videos: Price Controls
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Many people think that using laws to reduce prices will make things easier to buy. Economists know that the opposite will happen: putting price controls on a good makes it harder to obtain. This video looks at examples, from Venezuela to apartments in the U.S.

Subject:
Economics
Social Science
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
Patrick Walsh
Provider Set:
Individual Authors
Author:
Patrick Walsh
Date Added:
11/14/2014
Economics Made Easy: Curricular Resources for Economics Courses
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Looking for engaging content for your economics courses? The Institute for Humane Studies has curated this collection of educational resources to help economics professors enrich their curriculum. Find videos, interactive games, reading lists, and more on everything from opportunity costs to trade policy. This collection is updated frequently with new content, so watch this space!

Subject:
Economics
Social Science
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
Institute for Humane Studies
Author:
Institute for Humane Studies
Date Added:
04/13/2018
Principles of Macroeconomics 2e
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Principles of Macroeconomics 2e covers the scope and sequence of most introductory economics courses. The text includes many current examples, which are handled in a politically equitable way. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of economics concepts. The second edition has been thoroughly revised to increase clarity, update data and current event impacts, and incorporate the feedback from many reviewers and adopters.Changes made in Principles of Macroeconomics 2e are described in the preface and the transition guide to help instructors transition to the second edition.

Subject:
Economics
Social Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
Rice University
Provider Set:
OpenStax College
Date Added:
06/29/2017
Teaching Case: Peanut Policy in the United States, 1996
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The text of this case is a transcript of a story broadcast on NPR's All Things Considered on January 22, 1996. The story concerns Congressional debate about agricultural programs, particularly the price support program for peanuts. The story includes statements from a member of Congress as well as representatives of peanut growers and peanut processors. The peanut program includes import restrictions, a price floor and peanut growing licenses, and this case describes those and includes statements from peanut growers, processors and consumers.

Subject:
Business and Communication
Economics
Political Science
Social Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Starting Point (SERC)
Author:
Ann Velenchik
Date Added:
08/28/2012