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137 Commentators
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137 commentators.
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"Ideas and discussions about economic and financial literacy issues. This blog is an outreach service of The Powell Center for Economic Literacy.”
May 9, 2008, 9:23 am, 289496
The American Public Media program, Marketplace, has been doing a series called
May 8, 2008, 3:23 pm, 289020
A few days ago, there was an interesting exchange about the politics of U.S. farm subsidies between
May 6, 2008, 9:23 am, 287388
Guns vs. butter is so last century. How about
May 5, 2008, 3:23 pm, 286930
One of the interesting results of "thinking economically" is learning to put things in "real terms". Whether I'm analyzing an effect, or helping my youngest understand his choices with his allowance, translating monetary income into something substantial can often lead to changes in decision-making.
When teaching personal finance or ...
When teaching personal finance or ...
May 4, 2008, 1:23 am, 286239
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May 2, 2008, 11:23 am, 285736
If
May 1, 2008, 11:23 am, 285057
One of the first things taught in financial literacy courses is budgeting. And in constructing the budget, we tell students start with income; only then should they move to spending. Once the students are addressing the spending side of their budgets, it's important to get them to differentiate ...
April 30, 2008, 11:23 am, 284397
For people who fly regularly, this summer is not shaping up to be a pleasant experience. Airline travel is becoming
April 29, 2008, 11:23 am, 283712
One thing about trying economic times, they make a great time for learning as well as teaching. Because of the triple convergence of credit market disruption, rising prices and falling dollar value, this is a great time to review what we know and what we teach about monetary policy ...