Your Weekend Reading

The "Those kicks sure look real to me" version.

Jam

By now you have probably heard of the 60 mile long Chinese traffic jam. That is some quality stuff. Sharing this story with your students is a no-brainer as you can bring in scarcity, supply/demand, economic growth, price gouging..... and you can talk about the traffic jam based "economy" that has sprung up overnight. Someone has to feed and provide essentials for those stuck in the jam.

This is going to make me rethink my shaky relationship with the 285 in Atlanta.

The Chop

A young North Korean girl welcomes President Carter with a crisp tomahawk chop.

Geography of a Recession

This would be a nice hook to get the kids interested in what is going on out on the street.

Marshmallow Utility

Dear High School Econ Teachers,

You say you are struggling to find a quality lesson that deals with cost/benefit analysis and marginal analysis? Well, our good friends at EconEdLink have hooked you up. Check this lesson out and give it a whirl with your students.

I've said it before and I will say it again...anytime you can involve the eating of marshmallows with the learning of economics you are heading in the right direction. Bon appetit!

Love,
Econblog

Your Weekend Reading

The "Let's Bail" edition.

Population Growth

If any of you out there ever have an extra ticket to a TED conference that you just don't know what to do with feel free to send it my way. Watch Hans Rosling discuss population growth and country development.

This would be a nice companion piece to teaching about free markets.

A nice article on GCEE Executive Director David Martin.

From the AJC.