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Frank, Bjorn – Journal of Economic Education, 1998
Recommends reviewing the 1958 debate between P. A. Samuelson and J. R. Minasian over the controversy involving tax-financed television versus pay-TV. This exercise is a lively way to introduce students to the issue of exclusionary devices for public goods. Includes graphical analysis and excerpts from the original debates. (MJP)
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Debate, Decision Making, Economics
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. – 1981
This guide for high school consumer mathematics (one in a set of curriculum guides developed by Louisiana statewide mathematics curriculum committees) contains a course outline, performance objectives, and coordinated activities designed to teach skills that students will need as citizens and consumers. Background on the development,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Budgeting, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Allegheny Intermediate Unit, Pittsburgh, PA. – 1979
This manual suggests teaching strategies for integrating consumer education into art, language arts, mathematics, science/health, and social studies in grades K-4. The guide lists consumer education competencies, interdisciplinary structures for consumer education, and provides a chart which relates competencies to page numbers in the guide.…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Concept Teaching, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Miller, Sandra K. – 1970
The individualized learning package for secondary consumer education deals with consumer buying as influenced by advertising. The teacher's section of the package contains a statement of purpose and instructional objectives. Equipment and materials (specific textbooks, audiovisual aids, and sources for sample post-test advertisements) needed for…
Descriptors: Advertising, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Home Economics Education
Ashton, Arthur B.; Huff, Robert A. – 1982
The economic impact of resident and nonresident students attending Arizona universities during the 1981-1982 academic year was studied, along with the cost of education compared to economic benefits to the state created by nonresident students. Expenditures were classified as direct out-of-pocket expenditures by students, direct expenditures by…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Costs, Economic Climate, Educational Economics
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Curriculum Center. – 1987
This curriculum guide for consumer and family economics is one of a number of guides developed for use in vocational home economics education in Texas. Introductory materials address use of the guide and list the essential elements upon which the content is based. The guide is divided into seven units: family economics, consumers in the economy,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Careers, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Sepstrup, Preben – 1986
This discussion of the influence of advertising on the development of new media covers ways in which advertising uses the media and the implications of new information technologies for consumers and marketing activities. The first of four sections describes how television advertising has been altered by the development of new technologies--cable,…
Descriptors: Audiences, Communications Satellites, Consumer Economics, Cultural Context
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1982
This student manual covers five areas relating to consumer decisions. Titles of the five sections are Consumer Law, Consumer Decision Making, Buying a Car, Convenience Foods, and Books for Preschool Children. Each section may contain some or all of these materials: list of objectives, informative sections, questions on the information and answers,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Books, Childrens Literature, Consumer Economics
Alberta Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Edmonton. Resource Centre. – 1982
This annotated list is intended to help K-12 librarians and teachers identify consumer education materials. All materials listed are in the Alberta Consumer and Corporate Affairs Resource Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The materials treat a wide variety of topics including advertising, purchasing, budgets, business education, conservation of…
Descriptors: Advertising, Annotated Bibliographies, Budgets, Business Education
Thypin, Marilyn; Glasner, Lynne – 1979
This high interest low vocabulary reader is part of a consumer education series to be used in adult English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. Each page of text is illustrated with black-and-white photographs. (AMH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, English (Second Language)
Van Brunt McMillan, Constance – 1979
This workbook, the first of a series in consumer education, is to be used in adult English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. In addition to textual material, each chapter has pen-and-ink drawings and exercises to be used to check comprehension and build vocabulary. (AMH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, English (Second Language)
Snyder, Charles W. – 1971
The course outlined in this curriculum guide, modified to fit the quinmester organization of schools, focuses on the role of the individual as a consumer. The aim of this elective, grades 7-9 course is to help the student develop sound decision-making habits for functioning more effectively in the marketplace and best fulfilling his role as a…
Descriptors: Banking, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Credit (Finance)
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Egger, John B. – Journal of Economic Education, 1998
Briefly defines and provides some background on Eugen von Bohm-Bawerk's "marginal pairs" theory of pricing. Asserts that Bohm-Bawerk's theory is a good introduction to the Austrian school of economics and illustrates the differences between this approach and neoclassical economic theory. Includes several graphs and tables of data. (MJP)
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Cost Indexes, Economics, Economics Education
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Weber, Christian E. – Journal of Economic Education, 1997
Reconsiders Uriel Spiegel's analysis of the Giffen phenomenon, a utility function that yields an inferior good with an upward-sloping demand curve. Extends this to include similar utility functions that yield inferiority. Discusses the earlier work of related theorists including Liebhafsky, Vandermeulen, and Wold and Jureen. (MJP)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Consumer Economics, Economic Climate, Economic Factors
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Spiegel, Uriel – Journal of Economic Education, 1997
Reexamines Spiegel's analysis of the Giffen phenomenon, a utility function that yields an inferior good with an upward-sloping demand curve and incorporates Christian Weber's criticism into the model. Disagrees with Weber on some points but agrees that as income decreases the likelihood of the Giffen product decreases. (MJP)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Consumer Economics, Economic Climate, Economic Factors
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