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Areyou looking for an economics curriculum for your high school student that is complete and easy to use? Exploring Economics is a one-semester course centered in God's Word that equips your student to better understand what economics is and how it affects our lives.

Daily lessons guide your student through core topics of economics with practical examples from history and recent events. With the lessons already planned, your student can use the curriculum independently.

Using Exploring Economics as designed provides one half year of high school credit in economics and one half year of credit in English (literature and composition). However, the course is flexible, so you can adjust the assignments as needed to fit your student's schedule and needs.

Written from a perspective of faith in God and trust in His Word, Exploring Economics surveys Biblical teachings on money and finance, provides an overview of the economic history of the United States, gives a clear explanation of terms and concepts used in economics, discusses economic issues confronting us today, and puts our participation in the national and world economies on a personal level. In a time when economic activity is challenging classic definitions, Exploring Economics reasserts the importance of the free market system and enables students to take part in the economy with knowledge and faith.

What the student is to do each week and each day is clearly outlined. The Unit Introduction page gives a brief overview of the unit, the lessons in that unit, and suggestions for a project that is relevant to that unit.

The Student Review book has review questions for each lesson and literary analysis and questions for each literature title. The Quiz and Exam Book includes a quiz for each unit and an exam every five units. The Answer Key has all the answers needed for the course.

Reading one lesson will take about 20 minutes per day. At the end of each lesson is a list of assignments. Students using the course for both economics and English credit may need another 60-90 minutes to complete the additional readings and work on the weekly project. If your student is not completing the English credit, the total time needed per day will be about 45-60 minutes.

We recommend four books that complement the lessons in Exploring Economics. These books are not essential for understanding the lessons, but each one adds a valuable perspective on topics discussed in the lessons.

Reading the literature is part of earning the English credit. If your student has already read one of the assigned books, or you want to choose a different book for any reason, you can substitute a different book.

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A junior originally from Rye, New Hampshire, Mitchell developed an interest in history, politics and social justice during high school and, after performing well in a statistics class, began to see mathematics as an unexpected area of strength.

In her studies, Mitchell has been drawn to the big-picture ideas of macroeconomics and the demonstrations of real-world impact explored in public finance, an area she explored through a course in Dublin while spending fall term abroad.

Mitchell sees the two areas as naturally complementary, and cites courses from the School of Economics, including Macroeconomics (ECON 321), which she took with PhD alumna Ina Hajdini, and Game Theory and Applications (ECON 250), which she took with Professor of Economics Roger McCain, PhD, as influential in her thinking.

Then, through a co-op position at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a nonprofit organization that provides educational resources and legal assistance to cases involving the first amendment, some new connections began to form.

Your students will explore economic theory and practice through interactive workshops and gain valuable insights into how economics shapes our daily lives. Comprising of a workshop delivered in your school in May/June as well as a visit to the University campus on Thursday 4th July, students will be introduced to higher education as they explore our campus and meet currents students from the University of Leeds.

As part of the project, students will also be invited to take part in a research project (also called Exploring Economics) led by Bianca Orsi, an academic in Leeds University Business School, which explores the factors influencing students' decisions to pursue economics education. Consenting to the research element of the project is optional, and won't affect students taking part in the outreach activities. For more information about the research project, please read the Participant Information Sheet.

If we receive more applications from schools than places, we will prioritise schools with the highest number of students who are eligible for free school meals. Even if you are not selected to take part in the full programme, we are still happy to visit you to deliver the in-school workshop, so all applications welcome!

The vast majority of the roughly 1,500 government economists aim to provide analytical policy advice to ensure that policy delivers true value for money, is delivered efficiently and effectively, and has the greatest impact on society. Their roles can be summarised as:

The GES 2020 Strategy, published last autumn, acknowledges these challenges as it outlines a plan to strengthen the economics profession in the Civil Service. It commits the GES to become more open and outward facing, working closer with other analysts and policy professionals, as well as the wider economics profession, in order to maximise the impact that economists have on policy. This approach is underpinned by the encouragement of debate and the promotion of diversity in thought and background, alongside increased analytical rigour. In other words, good economics is about the culture it springs from.

As set out in its strategy, the GES is becoming increasingly outward facing. The new policy and analytical questions facing government economists mean that it is vital to be able to draw on outside expertise. The GES is facilitating this by strengthening its links with the wider economics profession, through new partnerships with organisations such as the Society of Business Economists or the Indian Economic Service.

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