Money and Careers Economics

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• Science: Social Sciences: Economics 

• Big Mac Index  - Compares economic and currency values based on the price of a Big Mac.
• Commanding Heights  - Resource which provides children with insight into globalization and the world economy. Features timelines, videos, interviews and full economic profiles of many countries.
• Economics  - Provides simple articles on key economic topics.
• Economics for Kids  - Offers a collection of presentations on Economics, including bartering, principles of business, and goods and services.
• The Economics Major  - Explains choosing to major in economics, myths, types of courses, employment, and additional resources.
• Economists  - Describes what they do, education and training needed, employment, and related occupations.
• Econopolis  - ThinkQuest project looks at enterprise, supply and demand, goods and services, trade, opportunity cost, and producer vs. consumer.
• Famous Economics Majors  - Lists business leaders, politicians, athletes, musicians, actors, and other famous people with degrees in Economics.
• FedVille  - Features an online game entitled Fedville, which allows children to practice the rules of economics in a small town setting.
• Internal Revenue Service  - Students’ topics include taxable income, education and work-related expenses as well as tax withholding and estimated tax.
• IW Chameleon: GCSE Business Subjects and Economics  - Interactive revision resources including examinations, workplace organization, human resources, communications, and computer applications.
• Peanuts and Crackerjacks: Economics of Team Sport  - Facilitates competitions for high school level and offers an opportunity for students to learn and practice monetary policies, consumer education, and basic economics as well as its history.
• Social Studies for Kids: Economics  - Presents a collection of illustrated articles for children on economics topics including inflation, the stock market and supply and demand.
• Taking the Pulse of the Economy  - Contains articles and news pertaining to business and economics.
• Tax History Museum  - Traces the history and development of taxation law from the point of its promulgation.
• Tax History Project  - Highlights information to provide scholars, policymakers, journalists, and the general public with information on the history of U.S. public finance.
• Wall Street Journal - The Classroom Edition  - Educational program developed by the publishers of the world’s premier business newspaper. Includes various articles about careers, media, college preparation, marketing, personal finance and technology.