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US China Trade War - An Application of the AD/AS Model part of Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
In this activity, students will analyze some of the events in the US China Trade War in 2018 using the AD/AS model and discuss the implications of tariffs.

The Federal Reserve Beige Book Challenge part of Economics at Two-Year Colleges:Activities
This activity requires that students get familiar with the Federal Reserve Beige Book, and utilize what they've learned about determinants of economic growth to judge which district(s) may have the greatest ...

Price Ceilings and Venezuela part of Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
This activity will examine a modern instance of price ceilings and the unintended consequences for the local economy. This activity details how the well-intended goal of a government can lead to disincentivizing ...

Shutdown Decisions – The Role of Variable and Fixed Costs part of Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
Students will discuss full and partial shutdown decisions in a context of a small business (bagel shop) which, with the advent of cold weather, considers closing its patio, keeping it open and putting up heating ...

Price Elasticity of Demand part of Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
Teams are given a list of goods and asked to identify what they think are the most elastic and least elastic.

Identifying Market Structure in the Fast Food Industry part of Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
Students use data to determine whether the fast food industry more closely resembles a monopoly, monopolistic competition, or oligopoly, then decide whether regulation is warranted.

How do imports affect GDP? part of Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
Imports are perhaps the most misunderstood portion of the GDP identity (Y=C+I+G+NX). This exercise uses real data to have students explore this issue and learn the nuance behind the numbers.

Nonlinear Budget Constraints part of Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
Teams graph both linear and nonlinear budget constraints and identify optimal choices for consumers with different preferences.

Keeping Each Other in Check – Oligopolists' Strategic Interaction part of Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
Students will examine the behavior of two large oligopolists, deciding on which factors serve as the biggest deterrents to the firms' collusion. The main factor preventing collusion is the temptation to ...

Substitute Goods: What happens with a sugar tax? part of Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
This activity will help students understand the concept of substitute goods as a part of the unit on demand and supply, Students will explore the consequences- intended and otherwise- of instituting a sugar tax.