Trade Restrictions and Local Economic Activities part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
Students will be given a current problem on international trade barriers, and will be expected to analyze the effect of them on a local economy. Students are expected to use comparative advantage and specialization ...

Energy Consumption Rates across the USA and the World part of Teaching Methods:Teaching with Google Earth:Examples
A investigation of differences in rates and categories of energy use between countries and US states

Comparative advantage among individuals part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
Students put themselves in the position of an individual with opportunity costs for producing two goods. They are given a starting point and then answer questions concerning opportunity cost, comparative advantage, ...

Cooperative Learning Exercises to Teach the Gains from Trade part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Cooperative Learning:Examples
This is a cooperative learning exerise that allows students to learn about comparative advantage and the gains from trade.

Trade Applications: Addressing the Decline of Manufacturing and the Challenge of Climate Change Through Trade Policy part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
Policy choices on two major trends are presented to student teams: the decline in manufacturing employment in the U.S. and the challenge of global climate change. Both are considered through the lens of trade ...

Gains and losses from high-and low-skilled immigration. part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:Teaching Methods:Team-Based Learning:Activities
Students are given a review of substitute and complement goods and the substitution and income effects. These ideas are applied to immigration policy decisions.