Saturday, December 31, 2011

Mikeroeconomics: Daily Review -- Supply and Demand

Mikeroeconomics: Daily Review -- Supply and Demand: For teachers who want a worksheet on the variables that can move supply and demand, I have a Google document here . The document is 10 page...
Friday, December 30, 2011

Mikeroeconomics: Toy Tax

Mikeroeconomics: Toy Tax: This Slate article explains why toys "face" a lower tax than dolls. So Transformer are action figures that are taxed lower than a Barbie....



About the Author: Mike Fladien is a high school Economics and Law teacher in Muscatine, Iowa. He has been called the EconHacker because he has a talent for explaining Economics concepts in a simple language that anyone can understand.
Thursday, December 29, 2011

Mikeroeconomics: Daily Review -- Unemployment Rate

Mikeroeconomics: Daily Review -- Unemployment Rate: Calculate the unemployment rate for June, July, Aug, Sept, Oct, and Nov. Interpret the data. My answers are in order my month:...



About the Author: Mike Fladien is a high school Economics and Law teacher in Muscatine, Iowa. He has been called the EconHacker because he has a talent for explaining Economics concepts in a simple language that anyone can understand.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Mikeroeconomics: Daily Review -- Per Unit Tax

Mikeroeconomics: Daily Review -- Per Unit Tax: In order to boost consumer spending, the government removes the per-unit tax on Pep UP! Print off this page and use a marker to show what h...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Mikeroeconomics: Kindle Fire

Mikeroeconomics: Kindle Fire: Look for my app on teaching supply and demand on the Android Mall soon. The app is free to readers of this blog. This app will elimina...
Monday, December 26, 2011

Mikeroeconomics: Daily Review -- Normal Goods

Mikeroeconomics: Daily Review -- Normal Goods: Print out the graph, Market for Pep UP! then use a pencil to sketch what happens to the market equilibrium when consumer incomes fall. Ass...



About the Author: Mike Fladien is a high school Economics and Law teacher in Muscatine, Iowa. He has been called the EconHacker because he has a talent for explaining Economics concepts in a simple language that anyone can understand.
Friday, December 23, 2011

Mikeroeconomics: Daily Review -- Supply and Demand

Mikeroeconomics: Daily Review -- Supply and Demand: On the graph, Market for Pep UP! show what happens to the market equilibrium when the price of sugar donuts increases. Assume that sugar do...

Mikeroeconomics: Daily Review -- Supply and Demand

Mikeroeconomics: Daily Review -- Supply and Demand: On the graph, Market for Pep UP! show what happens to the market equilibrium for Pep UP! when the price of Yea! Cola increases. Assume th...
Sunday, December 18, 2011

Mikeroeconomics: Kindle Fire APP

Mikeroeconomics: Kindle Fire APP: My new app will be on supply and demand and available on Amazon.com next week.  This app costs a $1 and will teach you about supply and de...
Sunday, December 11, 2011

Mikeroeconomics: Derivied Demand and Ethanol

Mikeroeconomics: Derivied Demand and Ethanol: Derived demand is a term used in the factor market used to explain that the demand for a resource such as labor is "derived" from the produc...
Sunday, December 4, 2011

Mikeroeconomics: Ethanol Subsidy

Mikeroeconomics: Ethanol Subsidy: How do Ethanol subsidies work? I wrote to Dr. Walter Nicholson , author of my favorite intermediate textbooks on Microeconomics. This po...



About the Author: Mike Fladien is a high school Economics and Law teacher in Muscatine, Iowa. He has been called the EconHacker because he has a talent for explaining Economics concepts in a simple language that anyone can understand.

Mikeroeconomics: Daily Review -- Income Elasticity

Mikeroeconomics: Daily Review -- Income Elasticity: Can a good be both income inelastic and a normal good? My answer is "yes." If my income raises, I might buy more laundry detergent...



About the Author: Mike Fladien is a high school Economics and Law teacher in Muscatine, Iowa. He has been called the EconHacker because he has a talent for explaining Economics concepts in a simple language that anyone can understand.