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Contemporary ECONOMICSSecond Edition
William A. McEachern
Contemporary ECONOMICSSecond Edition
William A. McEachern
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Contemporary Economics 2E- Contemporary Economics 2E- Economics UnderstoodEconomics Understood
• Correlated to NCEE and IN standards
• Engaging examples and applications
• In-text learning aids to help students read and review
• Technology tools to help students comprehend and master concepts.
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Main Idea
• Highlight The NationalContent Standards
• Described in the Teacher Notes
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Sharpen Your Skills
• Help students to interpret Help students to interpret graphs which reinforces graphs which reinforces knowledge of economicsknowledge of economics
• Enriches skills which are Enriches skills which are critical for standardized or critical for standardized or proficiency testsproficiency tests
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Engaging Examples
Movers and Shakers• Introduces individuals who have made a
significant impact on economics with their entrepreneurial ideas
Examples:
Leonard Riggio; CEO Barnes & Noble
Meg Whitman; CEO of eBay
Google founders
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Engaging ExamplesEthics in Action• A close look at economic ethical dilemmas • Encourages student input
Examples:
“Worker’s Compensation”
“Stealing Digital Property”
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Engaging Applications• Examine the economic concepts behind
everyday news articles
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Engaging Applications
Presents economic principles at work in cyberspace
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• Provides an international focus to economic principles
• A look at global interactions and their impact on local, regional, and national economies
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Engaging Applications
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• Section and ChapterAssessment
• Xtra! Study Tools-Interactive game-like review
- Online chapter review- Test prep
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Technology Tools
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Current Web links for textbook activities!
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Offers a library of news summaries, policy debates, data, and links to economics Web sites!
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Interactive graphing instruction onfree Xtra! Web Site
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The Graphing Workshop
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ResourcesResources
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• TEACHER WRAP-AROUND EDITION TEACHER WRAP-AROUND EDITION
• CHAPTER/UNIT TESTS CHAPTER/UNIT TESTS
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• INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCE CD-ROM INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCE CD-ROM
• EXAMVIEWEXAMVIEW
• WEB SITEWEB SITE
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Contemporary Economics 2E- Contemporary Economics 2E- Economics UnderstoodEconomics Understood
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