Let Uncle Jed Help You Teach Social Studies
Give your students a connection to important topics in social studies with Uncle Jed's Barbershop. This book is rich in...
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Commerce on the Canvas: Discovering Economics through Art
American painter Edward Hopper once said, The whole answer is there on the canvas. Extra Credit describes how even economics...
Apptivity of the Month: FRED
Teachers, do you need more ideas for your smartphone or mobile tablet lab? The St. Louis Fed has an app...
Introducing the New and Improved Katrina’s Classroom
A lot has changed since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast. This Extra Credit article introduces the updated Katrina's Classroom...
Trimmed-Mean Inflation Statistics: Just Hit the One in the Middle
Brent Meyer and Guhan Venkatu. Working Paper 2014-3 (March). Investigating trimmed-means inflation measures, the authors explore whether a particular measure...
Beige Book–Winter Weather Affected Retail, Hospitality Sectors
Southeastern economic activity expanded slowly in early 2014, according to the latest Beige Book. Winter weather took a toll on...
What Your Students Don’t Know about Personal Finance…CAN Hurt Them
What do the numbers 6.6 and 12.7 have in common? Extra Credit explains this and more.
Does Fat Tuesday Give New Orleans a Fat Wallet?
Mardi Gras is more than a citywide celebration in New Orleans--it also brings considerable economic benefit. A new SouthPoint post...
Tennessee’s Auto Industry: Pitfalls and Potholes
Automaking has become an increasingly important component of Tennessee's manufacturing sector. But auto-related employment there faces some significant challenges down...
An Efficient Mobile P2P Payment: The Paper Check
Check usage overall has been trending downward significantly for the past few years. But in the consumer-to-consumer space, it has...
