Focus on Labor Force Participation Rates This Page One Economics essay discusses how workers’ gender affects their experiences in the labor market. These include their decisions to participate in the market, the types of jobs they hold, their decisions to … Continue reading
Focus on the Headline Unemployment Rate This lesson plan explains why the composition effect makes it difficult to describe diverse populations with a single statistic. It provides instructions on building the graph below and includes prompts for both in-class and … Continue reading
Focus on Residential Segregation This Page One Economics essay explains redlining was the practice of selectively classifying neighborhoods as most likely to default on repayment of a mortgage loan. Focus on Home Values This lesson plan provides instructions on building … Continue reading
Focus on Royalties and License Fees This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. Using GeoFRED® to Compare Granted Patents Across States This assignment provides instructions on creating the map below and … Continue reading
Focus on Real Output per Hour Worked This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. Using GeoFRED® to Compare Labor Productivity Growth Across States This assignment provides instructions on creating the map … Continue reading
Focus on Employment in Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. Using GeoFRED® to Compare Internet Use Across Countries This assignment provides instructions on creating … Continue reading
Focus on the Nominal and the Real Value of the Minimum Wage This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. Using GeoFRED® to Compare Minimum Wages Across States This assignment provides instructions … Continue reading
Focus on the Consumption of Goods and Services This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. Using GeoFRED® to Compare Per Capita Personal Consumption Expenditures This assignment provides instructions on creating the … Continue reading
Focus on Employment Changes Across Educational Attainment Groups This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. Using GeoFRED® to Compare Educational Attainment and Unemployment Rates This assignment provides instructions on creating the … Continue reading
Focus on Traveled Miles This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. Using GeoFRED® to Compare Mean Commuting Time for Workers This assignment provides instructions on creating the map below and suggests … Continue reading
