Education Resources Recommended by Cameron Tucker

Cameron Tucker is the economic education analyst at the St. Louis Fed.

Cameron's favorite resources are listed below.

For High School Classrooms

• Is Trade a Zero-Sum Game? The Answer Lies in Candy
  This simple trading activity demonstrates a key economic idea: Voluntary trade can make both the buyer and seller better off. Students trade candy with their classmates over four rounds, starting with their nearest neighbors (local) and expanding to the entire class (global). From round to round, they will indicate satisfaction with their trade, and have the opportunity to expand their trading network.


• Page One Economics®: What Should College Athletes Be Paid? Market Structure and the NCAA
  This issue of Page One Economics® looks at how the market structure underlying college athletics has taken the debate over student compensation all the way to the Supreme Court.


• Page One Economics®: Should We Fear the Inverted Yield Curve?
  This issue of Page One Economics® examines the yield curve, which has inverted before every one of the last nine U.S. recessions.


• Women in Economics Podcast
  The Women in Economics podcast series highlights the studies and careers of prominent female economists. Listen to Women in Economics online or stream and subscribe on your favorite podcast app.


• Unemployment
  This audio assignment covers the basics of unemployment—how it is defined, how it is measured, and how it is categorized into three types. A "gameshow" quiz winds up the nine-minute lesson.

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You can contact Cameron at cameron.tucker@stls.frb.org.