Celebrated economic historian Dr. Steve Davies recounts what the Industrial Revolution was and how it affected the living standards of...

This article describes how and why coins were invented in Ancient Lydia (Modern-day Western Turkey) circa 630 B.C. LINK

Junior Achievement (JA) programs provide a modular learning experience that teaches students about the mindset and the skills needed...

A this resource brings together the expertise of math teachers and economics teachers to create interdisciplinary lessons that teach...

Celebrated economic historian Dr. Stephen Davies looks at the economic conditions of modernity (which have resulted in at least a 10-fold...

An exercise to recognize how substitutes and complements influence demand, for grades 9-12.

Exercise on Market Equilibrium and Demand-Supply Shifts for grades 9-12.

Economics students can use this useful Diver & Surfboard mnemonic to remember that: The Demand curve (Diver) slopes downward - because...

A video explaining how market prices aggregate information across the entire economy, allowing market actors to make rational decisions...

A video explaining Leonard E. Read's 1958 essay "I, Pencil", which describes the seeming miracle of economic cooperation brought about by...

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I...

This lesson is designed to give students a basic understanding of the inflationary effects of increasing the money supply relative to the...

An exercise on the inconsistency of certain social goals and government regulation for grades 10-12. .

An exercise on Public Goods for grades 10-12.

Exercise on Positive and Negative Externalities for grades 10-12.

Exercise comparing Monopoly versus Competitive Markets for grades 10-12.

A discussion around some of the pitfalls associated with zoning, and how it increases house prices. Restoring development right to...

Lesson plan demonstrating the advantages of using the free market to organize economic activity. For grades 10-12.

Greater Tokyo is considered the world's largest city with a population exceeding 37 million residents, and yet its housing costs are a...

There are a number of physical properties that are useful for the good we use as money to possess. In this lesson students will explore...