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Research and policy
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Panel discussion: the transition from academic to policymaker
a speech at the Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Supply, demand and deadline!
The SD&D workshop aims to improve economic reporting by providing the basics and an innovative, high-pressure test run.
Report
Is economics coursework, or majoring in economics, associated with different civic behaviors?
Studies regularly link levels of educational attainment to civic behavior and attitudes, but only a few investigate the role played by specific coursework. Using data collected from students who attended one of four public universities in our study, we investigate the relationship between economics coursework and civic behavior after graduation. Drawing from large samples of students in economics, business, or general majors, we compare responses across the three groups and by the number of undergraduate economics courses completed. We find that undergraduate coursework in economics is ...
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Knowledge is power: the importance of economic education
As technological advances continue to expand the range of financial services available to consumers, money management becomes increasingly complicated. Helping consumers navigate this sea of financial products is important. When households are capable of building wealth, they are also capable of building more economically stable neighborhoods and communities. That's one reason economic education is vital to the future health of our nation's economy. In "Knowledge Is Power: The Importance of Economic Education" President Anthony Santomero outlines what the Federal Reserve is doing to ...
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Introduction
Speech
Economics instruction and the brave new world of monetary policy
Presentation to the AEA National Conference on Teaching Economics and Research in Economic Education, San Francisco, CA, June 1, 2011
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FED [ucation]
Essay from the 2005 Annual Report.
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Atlanta Fed helps teachers by providing curriculum
To help middle and high school educators teach economics and personal finance to their students, the Atlanta Fed offers free curriculum resources in a variety of media.