Topic: Economic Education

Economic Education, Inflation, Monetary Policy, Sound Money Project

“Calculating the Candy Price Index”

– May 13, 2010

“In this classroom experiment, students develop a price index based on candy-purchasing decisions made by members of their class. They use their index to practice calculationg inflation rates and to consider the strengths and weaknesses of the consumer …

Economic Education, International, Monetary Policy, Sound Banking, Sound Money Project

“Euro Under Pressure As Greek Bonds Slump”

– April 21, 2010

“The euro is slumping against the dollar Wednesday morning as Greek bond prices tumble and their yields surge higher against their German counterparts. The dollar is split against other major currencies, with little change against the yen, a retreat ag …

Economic Education

Inflation-Proof Treasury Bonds

– July 16, 2009

Research Reports – 07/20/2009 Inflation-Proof Treasury Bonds Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) solve an investor’s dilemma: How to buy low-risk government bonds that lock in a predictable real rate of return. by Philip R. Murray Ask the Ex …

Economic Education

A Persistent Delusion

– December 1, 2008

Research Reports – 12/01/2008 Article 1: A Persistent Delusion Recent Wall Street developments seem to underscore the apparently growing distance between economic/financial fundamentals—including business-cycle conditions and corporate performance—and …

Economic Education, Sound Money

A Persistent Delusion

– November 19, 2008

Economic Education Bulletin – 09/1962

Economic Bulletin, Economic Education

Is Social Justice Just?

– October 1, 2008

Economic Bulletin Vol. XLVIII No. 10 | October, 2008 There is a tension between traditional justice and the modern concept of social justice. At issue are the basic values of civil society, including the notion of free will and the idea of individual r …

Economic Bulletin, Economic Education