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 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