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 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 →

Focus on the Source of Carbon Dioxide Emissions This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. Using GeoFRED® to Compare Emissions Across States This assignment provides instructions on creating the maps below … Continue reading →

Focus on Net Worth Changes after the Great Recession This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. Using GeoFRED® to Show the Homeownership Rate This assignment provides instructions on creating the map … Continue reading →

In this newsletter, we use a graph to show recent changes in retail sales, map a frequency analysis of the word “pandemic” over time, share some tips for playing FREDcast, and quiz you on economic data related to the pandemic. … Continue reading →

In this newsletter, we use a graph to show medical expenses price indexes, map the percentage of the population without health insurance across states and over time, share some tips for playing FREDcast, and quiz you on health economics. Focus … Continue reading →

In this newsletter, we use a graph to show home price indexes, map building permits for new single-family homes across states and over time, share some tips for playing FREDcast, and quiz you on housing markets. Focus on Home Price Indexes … Continue reading →

In this newsletter, we use a graph to show the ratio of unemployed persons to job openings, map the employment-to-population ratio across countries and over time, share some tips for playing FREDcast, and quiz you on labor markets. Focus on the Ratio of Unemployed … Continue reading →

In this newsletter, we use a graph to visualize the relationship between the monetary base and the consumer price index, map the population and commercial banks in the U.S. federal reserve districts, share some tips for playing FREDcast, and quiz … Continue reading →