Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Chapter I: Welcome to Economics!: Key Terms
This is a list of economics key terms and definitions used in Chapter I: Welcome to Economics! of the TEA AP Macroeconomics online text.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Macroeconomics: Chapter 6: Economic Growth: Review Questions
This section provides a list of 12 review study questions over the content of Chapter 6: Economic Growth from Texas Gateway AP Macroeconomics online text.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: The United States Economy
This site gives a concise outlook of the United States Economy in the early twenty-first century. The summary is brief, but it is easy to read and understand. Includes numerous links to graphs.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ch. 18: Diversity of Countries and Economies Across the World
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Analyze GDP per capita as a measure of the diversity of international standards of living; Identify what classifies a country as low-income, middle-income, or high-income;...
Other
International Econ: A Multi Country Evaluation of Trade Imbalances
An essay that describes the economy of the United States, mainly in the 1980's. Inflation, GDP, foreign investment, the U.S. deficit and trade are all discussed. There are also graphs that further these concepts.
Robert Schenk, PhD
Cyber Economics: Measuring the Economy: An Overview
How the United States government measures the three most commonly used concepts based on aggregated markets: the unemployment rate, the rate of inflation, and Gross Domestic Product. Content explains the purpose of each measurement, how...
AllRefer
All refer.com: East Germany: Economy
Breaks down East German economy from 1984 into eight categories: Gross National Product (GNP), energy and mining, industry, agriculture, foreign trade, balance of trade, exchange rate, and fiscal policy. Each category contains a succinct...
The Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Board: The Economic Outlook and Challenges for Monetary Policy
A speech given in 1997 which evaluated the economic outlook using the non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment, or NAIRU, and outlined challenges for monetary policy. (January 16, 1997)
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Fred Economic Data
With files in many categories, FRED offers a wealth of historical US data on interest rates, business indicators, balance of payments, exchange rates, and lots more.
Other
Oecd: Frequently Requested Statistics
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development houses links to frequently requested statistical data in areas such as interest rates, population, exchange rates, and employment, just to name a few.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: How Is Our Economy Doing?
Students learn the meaning and measurement of six important economic indicators and use the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank National Economic Trends website to assess the current state of the economy.
US Department of Commerce
Us Department of Commerce: Home Page
Homepage for the US Department of Commerce. This page contains many links and current information. Read the top stories on the home page or visit the newsroom for more information. You can also browse the "jobs" link.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Expenditure Output, or Keynesian Cross, Model
Use a diagram to analyze the relationship between aggregate expenditure and economic output in the Keynesian model.
Other
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas provides information in the following categories: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, What's Inside, The Federal Reserve, The Dallas Fed, Economic Research, Economic & Financial Data,...
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: The Great Depression Curriculum
From the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, a curriculum guide including six lessons that help students learn about the Great Depression and the economic impact on Americans who were part of it. Features video interviews with people who...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Avatar, King of the Box Office?
On January 26, 2010, the film Avatar officially topped Titanic as the top-grossing film of all-time at the box office. However, the following day, Forbes.com published an article entitled Is Avatar Really King of the Box Office? The...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Nafta: Are Jobs Being Sucked Out of the United States?
NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, went into effect on January 1, 1994. The Agreement phases out most tariffs between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Tariffs, which are taxes on imports, increase the price of foreign...
Council for Economic Education
Econedlink: Business Cycles
This video teaches the concept of Business Cycles. The pattern in which economies have periods of recession and then also periods of economic expansion or recovery is known as the business cycle.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Output of Goods and Services
Almost two-thirds of the nation's total economic output consists of goods and services bought by individuals for personal use. The remaining one-third is bought by government and business. Because of this ratio, the nation is sometimes...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ch.16: Government Budgets: Federal Deficits and the National Debt
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain the U.S. federal budget in terms of annual debt and accumulated debt and Understand how economic growth or decline can influence a budget surplus or budget deficit.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Inflation Data: Is the Economy Healthy? (Grades 9 12)
This lesson asks students to identify sources for macroeconomic data, interpret data, describe the present state of the economy using current data, and use data to predict the state of the economy one year from now.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Economy of the United States
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia gives the reader excellent insight into the United States economy. Includes historical references, the influence of technology, resources, and the role of government. Includes numerous charts and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Long Run Aggregate Supply
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and graphs related to the long-run aggregate supply curve and its relationship to the stock of resources, technology, and the natural rate of unemployment.