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Download full textKingson, Eric R.; And Others – 1989
This publication is intended as a guide for teaching high school and adult education students about social insurance concepts. Goals of the project are that students: (1) understand the historical context from which social insurance programs emerged; (2) can participate fully as members of a democratic society in making informed decisions about…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Economics, Economics Education, High Schools
Peer reviewedMead, Arthur C. – Journal of Economic Education, 1998
Describes class exercises where undergraduates construct and test mathematical models using data and issues related to social security. The students collect data and forecast economic and demographic variables that determine future tax rates. They then discuss government policies that are derived from their models. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Economics, Economics Education
