AP Economics

An exercise to practice categorizing economic good types - with particular emphasis on Common Goods and the Tragedy of the Commons. For...

A short video featuring none other than Art Laffer explaining his eponymous curve. The Laffer Curve recognizes that tax rates may become...

In this video you will be introduced to the economic effects of the 2009 government policy 'Cash for Clunkers'. This policy is an example...

Where do our tax dollars go? In these videos students will learn how 25% of the defense budget has gone missing for decades. By 2018, $21...

A Complete Course in Economics for High School Students. Note: Unfortunately the quality of this copy is not ideal, however it is still...

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

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...

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

A whimsical take on negative externalities using the example of potato chips. The video also discusses the difficulty of implementing a...

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...