Topic 1: The Economic Way of Thinking - About Everything, Everywhere
- Value of Economic Reasoning ... Any Place, Any Time
- Economic Reasoning Principles
- Incentives Unlock the Mysteries of Human Behavior
- Economic Reasoning Quiz
Topic 2: Scarcity and Opportunity Cost - To Choose is to Refuse
- Handout: Identifying Needs
- Lesson Guide: Trade Offs and Opportunity Costs
- Practice Problem: Adam and Eve
Topic 3: Market Basics: Demand, Supply, and Price Determination
Topic 4: More on Markets: Price Controls, Elasticity, and Price Discrimination
Topic 5: Market Structures and Competition
Topic 6: Prioritizing National Economic Goals
- Handout: Goals of National Economic Policy (pdf)
- Handout: National Economic Goals in Policy Contexts (pdf)
Topic 7: A Proper Role for Government - Seeking Perfection in an Imperfect World
Topic 8: The National Economy - Measures and Models
Topic 9: Inflation and Unemployment
Topic 10: What Works and What Doesn't: The Potential and Limitations of Fiscal Policy
Topic 11: Money, Commercial Banking, and Interest
Topic 12: The Federal Reserve System and Monetary Policy
Topic 13: Specialization and Voluntary Exchange
Supplementary Activity Option: "The Magic of Markets," from FTE's Economics for Leaders curriculum