Focus on the Federal Budget Deficit This handout provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “The federal budget balance as a fraction of GDP” compares the annual … Continue reading →

Focus on the Burden of Housing Use the FRED map below to compare the percent of households in each US county burdened by housing expenses. A household is considered burdened if it has to dedicate at least 30 percent of … Continue reading →

Focus on Job Volatility Use the FRED graph below to compare the employment of three different categories of people. Some groups of workers are hired and fired more quickly than others, making their employment volatile. Learn more about the topic … Continue reading →

Focus on a World Map of Fertility Use the FRED map below to compare the fertility rate across nations. Countries with a fertility rate below 2.1 either add population with immigration or experience population loss. Learn more about the topic … Continue reading →

Focus on Survey-Based Inflation Expectations Read this Economic Brief from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond to learn about consumer-based surveys of inflation expectations and use the FRED graph below to compare survey responses with the actual consumer price index … Continue reading →

Focus on Recognizing Diversity in Data Earn a free set of digital badges by demonstrating your skills and experience in recognizing diversity in data. Digital badges are a great way to show your ongoing commitment to learning. Add them to … Continue reading →

Focus on Real Wages This Page One Economics essay discusses how price indexes can be used to transform nominal wages and interest rates into real wages and rates—that is, inflation-adjusted values. The essay includes multiple-choice questions suitable for both in-class … Continue reading →

Focus on Income Inequality This Page One Economics essay discusses how income and wealth inequality are measured, what drives differences among individuals and households, and how growing inequality may affect the overall economy. The essay includes multiple-choice questions suitable for … Continue reading →

Focus on Economic Output This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “Women in the sports industry: Did Title IX make a difference?” compares the employment … Continue reading →

Focus on Recession Probabilities This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “Dating a recession: FRED marks the spot” discusses the process followed by the FRED … Continue reading →