Economics

Sector One – The Consumer
Budgeting
Government Protection of the Consumer
Sector Two – Business
Business Organizations
Partnership and Corporate Structure
Non Profit Organizations
Models of Competition
Market Failures, Externalities and Public Goods
Sector Three – Government
The Role of the Government in Dealing With Market Failure
Public Goods and Services
Government Spending
Federal Spending and National Debt
Sector Four – Labor
Labor and Wages
History of the Labor Union Movement
Major Union Legislation
Collective Bargaining
Recent Trends in Labor and Employment
Sector Five – Agriculture
Agriculture in the United States
Agricultural Policies

Section One – Measuring The Economy
GNP, GDP and other Leading Economic Indicators
Economic Growth
The Business Cycle
Section Two – Money and Banking
What is money
The History of Money in America – Class Notes Handout
The History of Money in America – Essay Banking and the Federal Reserve
Different Types of Banks
Banking Crisis and Reform – The S&L Crisis
Section Three – Investments
Investments and Investment Strategy
The Stock Exchange
Section Four – Taxation
Taxation
National Debt
Tax Reform and the VAT
Section Five – Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Unemployment
Inflation
Income Inequality
Monetary and Fiscal Policy