Some people argue that natural disasters and other acts of destruction create wealth and employment as we repair the damage they’ve caused. Professor Dan Ru...
Analysis: Who really pays in Tennessee's sports stadium sales tax zone funding scheme?
(The Center Square) — A new $2.1 billion Tennessee Titans stadium with at least $1.26 million in public funding is planned for Nashville. Memphis is asking for at least $350
US consumer inflation eased to 7.7% over past 12 months
WASHINGTON (AP) — Price increases moderated in the United States last month in the latest sign that the inflation pressures that have gripped the nation might be easing as the economy slows. Consumer inflation reached 7.7% in October from a year earlier and 0.4% from September, the government said Thursday.
Singleton Foundation Programs | Advancing economic empowerment
Advancing economic empowerment for everyone. We're approaching this problem with an array of unique initiatives, powerful tools, programs, and partnerships.
Celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit in schools and equip students with financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills they can use to win the game of life with standards-aligned resources for grades 6–12. Discover Venture Valley empowers middle and high school students to embrace everyday business skills and become the boss of their own brand using the financial and business basics explored in the Venture Valley game.
Money makes us do things we wish we didn’t, but why is that? Behavioral economists and neuroscientists decode psychological dynamics resulting from 25 million years of human evolution - all so you can make smarter financial decisions.
Daylight Saving Time was intended to improve electricity usage, but those benefits have become suspect. The unintended consequences, however, of such a policy have continued to grow over the years.
For 39 years, we've calculated the prices of the twelve gifts from the classic carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas." The result is the PNC Christmas Price Index®, a unique and whimsical holiday tradition that makes learning about the economy fun.
Teaching Market Structures with a Competitive Gum Market
Students participate in an activity that demonstrates a key economic idea: The level of competition in an industry is a major determinant of product prices.
Pretty provocative question, huh? Using this interactive, your students will grapple with this question and learn how residents in other countries contemplate it too. This interactive takes a step back from talking about money and forces students to think about what they value most when it comes to life. It will also allow them to 1) see what countries match up best with their definition of a better life 2) see how their answers compare with others in the U.S. and 3) have them think about the relative strengths and weaknesses of the U.S.
For 39 years, we've calculated the prices of the twelve gifts from the classic carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas." The result is the PNC Christmas Price Index®, a unique and whimsical holiday tradition that makes learning about the economy fun.
And how Russia and Qatar took advantage of it.Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOOn December 2, 2010, FIFA announced the 2022 World Cup would take...
FIFA President welcomes participants to Team Seminar
To kick off the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Team Seminar, FIFA President Gianni Infantino welcomed representatives of all 29 qualified member associations to Doha.
The 2019 Women's World Cup prize money is $30 million—7.5% of the Men's World Cup prize
In October 2018, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced that FIFA would raise the total prize money for the Women's World Cup from $15 million to $30 million. The champions will take home $4 million of those funds. But the prize money gap between men's and women's championship teams is still $34 million.