Find and analyze three distinct current event articles that interest you and convey an economic concept or principle.
Sample Questions to Consider for this Week:
How do changes in demand affect prices?
How do changes in supply in one market affect other markets?
How do simultaneous changes in supply and demand affect the equilibrium price?
How do changes in supply affect prices?
How do producers respond to higher prices?
How can we use economic analysis to compare the size of a major corporation to the size of a country?
How severe was the most recent recession for the United States?
Do increases in gross domestic product necessarily translate into improvements in the welfare of citizens?
What do the recent data show about trends in the percentage of woman who are working?
Does more liberal disability insurance decrease measured unemployment?
Are you less upset from being unemployed if unemployment is common in your peer group?
How large is the bias in the CPI due to not immediately incorporating new goods?