Making the Grade

Author: William A. Fischel
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226251314
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 312

Book Description
A significant factor for many people deciding where to live is the quality of the local school district, with superior schools creating a price premium for housing. The result is a “race to the top,” as all school districts attempt to improve their performance in order to attract homebuyers. Given the importance of school districts to the daily lives of children and families, it is surprising that their evolution has not received much attention. In this provocative book, William Fischel argues that the historical development of school districts reflects Americans’ desire to make their communities attractive to outsiders. The result has been a standardized, interchangeable system of education not overly demanding for either students or teachers, one that involved parents and local voters in its governance and finance. Innovative in its focus on bottom-up processes generated by individual behaviors rather than top-down decisions by bureaucrats, Making the Grade provides a new perspective on education reform that emphasizes how public schools form the basis for the localized social capital in American towns and cities.

Make That Grade Economics

Author: James O'Leary
Publisher: Make That Grade
ISBN: 9780717152698
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
A comprehensive yet succinct overview of the theory and practice of economics. New to this edition: The Irish banking crisis and how it was caused The collapse of the ''Celtic Tiger'' economy The deterioration in the Irish Government''s finances The economics of recession The IMF/EU bailout The sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone The new constraints on Irish Government fiscal policy New macroeconomic data reflecting the changed economic conditions of the Irish economy Medium-term prospects for the Irish economy. Provides instant access to key economic facts and concepts. Simply and logically presented with test questions included at the end of each chapter. Written For: Those studying economics as part of an undergraduate diploma or degree. Students of professional exams. Postgraduate diploma students. A comprehensive yet succinct overview of the theory and practice of economics. New to this edition: Revised chapters incorporate new material regarding: The Irish banking crisis and how it was caused The collapse of the ''Celtic Tiger'' economy The deterioration in the Irish Government''s finances The economics of recession The IMF/EU bailout The sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone The new constraints on Irish Government fiscal policy New macroeconomic data reflecting the changed economic conditions of the Irish economy Medium-term prospects for the Irish economy. Provides instant access to key economic facts and concepts. Simply and logically presented with test questions included at the end of each chapter.

Popular Economics

Author: John Tamny
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1621573923
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 205

Book Description
“John Tamny is a one-man antidote to economic obfuscation and mystification.” —George Will, Nationally Syndicated Columnist “In spirit, Tamny does for economics what the Gutenberg printing press did for the Bible, making a previously inaccessible subject open to all. Equally important, he does to economists what Toto did to the Wizard of Oz: pulling aside the curtain to expose the fraud that has become modern economics.” —Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Media “Ignore John Tamny’s easy to read Popular Economics at your own moral peril. It’s as close to spiritual as you get in this realm—a better tutorial than any econ text.” - Ken Fisher, Founder & CEO, Fisher Investments “John’s book is many things. It’s a great way to learn economics, it’s a very strong case for economic liberty, and it is an epic myth-buster. I will be giving it out to friends, of all viewpoints, for a long, long time.” - Cliff Asness, Managing Principal, AQR Capital ECONOMICS 101 In Popular Economics: What the Rolling Stones, Downton Abbey, and LeBron James Can Teach You About Economics (Regnery Publishing; April 13, 2015; $27.99) Tamny translates the so-called difficult and intimidating subject of economics into plain language, revealing that there is nothing mysterious about finance, commerce, and budgets. In fact, we are all microeconomists in our daily lives. “Economics is easy, and its lessons are all around us,” says Tamny. “But Americans have allowed the so-called ‘experts’ to convince them they can’t understand, much less grow the economy. Happily, economic growth is simple, too. If you can understand the four basic elements of economic growth—taxes, regulation, trade, and money— prosperity will explode.” Much like Freakonomics, Tamny uses pop culture and engaging stories to illustrate how understanding our economy is common sense—just look no further than the movies we enjoy, the sports we watch, and what we do every day. In Popular Economics, you’ll discover: How Paris Hilton and the Dallas Cowboys help illustrate good and bad tax policy How Facebook and Monday Night Football demonstrate the debilitating effect of antitrust regulation How the simple act of cooking chicken wings reveals why the “floating dollar” is a recipe for disaster Why Downton Abbey and ESPN are evidence that the U.S. should bulldoze its tax code

Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics

Author: National Council on Economic Education
Publisher: Council for Economic Educat
ISBN: 9781561834334
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 122

Book Description
This essential guide for curriculum developers, administrators, teachers, and education and economics professors, the standards were developed to provide a framework and benchmarks for the teaching of economics to our nation's children.

Economics Explained

Author: Robert L. Heilbroner
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 300

Book Description
Two of America's most respected economists clarify the basics of economics for everyone who wants to understand the nature of the economic forces that seem to rule our lives. "Clarity triumphant, whether the topic is inflation or government, markets or Marx".--Newsday.

Principles of Macroeconomics

Author: Soumen Sikdar
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190990848
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
Principles of Macroeconomics is a lucid and concise introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of macroeconomics. This revised and updated third edition covers key macroeconomic issues such as national income, investment, inflation, balance of payments, monetary and fiscal policies, economic growth and banking system. This book also explains the role of the government in guiding the economy along the path of stable prices, low unemployment, sustainable growth, and planned development through many India-centric examples. Special attention has been given to macroeconomic management in a country linked to the global economy. This reader-friendly book presents a wide coverage of relevant themes, updated statistics, chapter-end exercises, and summary points modelled on the Indian context. It will serve as an indispensable introductory resource for students and teachers of macroeconomics.

Economics in One Lesson

Author: Henry Hazlitt
Publisher: Crown Currency
ISBN: 0307760626
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description
With over a million copies sold, Economics in One Lesson is an essential guide to the basics of economic theory. A fundamental influence on modern libertarianism, Hazlitt defends capitalism and the free market from economic myths that persist to this day. Considered among the leading economic thinkers of the “Austrian School,” which includes Carl Menger, Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich (F.A.) Hayek, and others, Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993), was a libertarian philosopher, an economist, and a journalist. He was the founding vice-president of the Foundation for Economic Education and an early editor of The Freeman magazine, an influential libertarian publication. Hazlitt wrote Economics in One Lesson, his seminal work, in 1946. Concise and instructive, it is also deceptively prescient and far-reaching in its efforts to dissemble economic fallacies that are so prevalent they have almost become a new orthodoxy. Economic commentators across the political spectrum have credited Hazlitt with foreseeing the collapse of the global economy which occurred more than 50 years after the initial publication of Economics in One Lesson. Hazlitt’s focus on non-governmental solutions, strong — and strongly reasoned — anti-deficit position, and general emphasis on free markets, economic liberty of individuals, and the dangers of government intervention make Economics in One Lesson every bit as relevant and valuable today as it has been since publication.

Principles of Economics

Author: Libby Rittenberg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781936126163
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 893

Book Description

Middle School World Geography

Author: Curt L. Anderson
Publisher: Council for Economic Educat
ISBN: 9781561835201
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
This publication blends the disciplines of geography and economics through 9 activitybased lessons for middle school students.

Elementary Economics

Author: Fred Rogers Fairchild
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 688

Book Description