Protectionist versus Free Trade Policies part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
Prior to class, students listen and read the following: http://freakonomics.com/podcast/china-eat-americas-jobs/. In this episode, Steven Dubner, Freakonomics host, interviews David Autor, an MIT economist, about ...

Externalities, Public Goods, and Common Resources – Navigating the market equilibrium part of BASICS:Teaching Materials:The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed:Course-Specific Exercises
Consider our new understanding of what makes water quality a "wicked problem" using the example of the Mississippi River Watershed. In particular, focus on the SDGs related to clean water & sanitation ...

Elasticity and tax incidence part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
The point of this AE is get students to understand how the relative price elasticities of supply and demand are what really determine who bears the burden of an excise tax.

Monopoly Power under Pharmaceutical Patents part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
In this activity, students are asked to identify which among five pharmaceutical patent policy options they believe would be most likely to improve long term societal well being, with the policy options ranging ...

What are effective public policies for the heroin market? part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
Based on a supply/demand model with inelastic demand, student teams evaluate policy options for government intervention in the heroin market.

Should minimum wage be modified, maintained, or repealed? part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
Prior to class, students should listen and read the following, which provide substantial information about minimum wage: Podcasts: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2016/04/06/473128291/episode-562-a-mall-divided. ...

Regulating a natural monopoly part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
Analysis of different types of regulation for a natural monopoly

Water pollution in the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
Upon successful completion of this exercise, students will be able to argue in favor of and against proposed policies to address water pollution problems.

Observing different scenarios of climate change using climate challenge web game part of SISL:Activities
Use the web game Climate Challenge by the British Broadcasting Corporation to observe how decision by government can contribute to climate change. By seeing the consequence of government inaction in an interactive web experience, students will be more engaged citizens and voters. To show students that we live in a world with finite resources.

Understanding the Impact of (Fiscal and Monetary) Policy: Using the Send-A-Problem Technique part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Cooperative Learning:Examples