Natalia Smirnova
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Teaching Random Sampling to High School Students
Seventeen teachers from six states gathered in Great Barrington, Massachusetts last month for an intensive five-day training session in economics education. Here at the American Institute for Economic Research, our Teach-the-Teachers program encourages teachers to integrate economic concepts into various fields of study. At the end of the program, each teacher presented an idea to…
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Lending a Hand to Small Business Owners in Africa
Operating a small business is one way poor people in less developed countries support themselves and their families. Learning Initiatives, a non-profit non-governmental organization, has developed a highly successful program where U.S. high school students, working in teams, provide advice to a small business in Africa, such as a fish farm or an auto repair…
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AIER’s Educational Programs Applauded
Two of AIER’s economic education programs received enthusiastic interest at the American Economic Association’s Conference on Teaching and Research in Economic Education that was held on May 27-29 in Minneapolis.
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AIER Participates in the Euro Challenge Competition
The Euro Challenge brings together high school students from around the country, and gives them a chance to think like an economist for the day, to “advise” policymakers about the Euro, and to propose solutions to current economic challenges. I had the privilege of judging the semi-finals this year, which were held in New York…
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The Fluctuating Prices of Bacon and Mountain Dew
In November, Steve Estelle’s Financial Algebra class embarked on a creative project designed to teach his students a lesson in price fluctuations, with a little help from the American Institute for Economic Research. When the project started the expectation was that there would not be a lot of price changes in Great Barrington stores during…
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AIER Collaborates with the University of Sioux Falls
The “Applied Economic Research” course at the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota was offered last fall as a unique opportunity to learn economic research tools from the real-life experts. Seven students signed up, and came to the first class prepared to take notes from their professor, Lorri Halverson. However, they were in for…
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How AIER Helped Me Learn to Help Others
My Winter Study experience at AIER was potentially life changing.
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Economic Education at the AEA 2015 Conference
We were excited to participate in the American Economic Association annual meeting in Boston earlier this month. AIER had the honor of presenting a poster (shown right) at a session of the association’s Committee on Economic Education.
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Teaching Random Sampling to High School Students
Seventeen teachers from six states gathered in Great Barrington, Massachusetts last month for an intensive five-day training session in economics education. Here at the American Institute for Economic Research, our Teach-the-Teachers program encourages teachers to integrate economic concepts into various fields of study. At the end of the program, each teacher presented an idea to…
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Lending a Hand to Small Business Owners in Africa
Operating a small business is one way poor people in less developed countries support themselves and their families. Learning Initiatives, a non-profit non-governmental organization, has developed a highly successful program where U.S. high school students, working in teams, provide advice to a small business in Africa, such as a fish farm or an auto repair…
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AIER’s Educational Programs Applauded
Two of AIER’s economic education programs received enthusiastic interest at the American Economic Association’s Conference on Teaching and Research in Economic Education that was held on May 27-29 in Minneapolis.
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•
AIER Participates in the Euro Challenge Competition
The Euro Challenge brings together high school students from around the country, and gives them a chance to think like an economist for the day, to “advise” policymakers about the Euro, and to propose solutions to current economic challenges. I had the privilege of judging the semi-finals this year, which were held in New York…
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The Fluctuating Prices of Bacon and Mountain Dew
In November, Steve Estelle’s Financial Algebra class embarked on a creative project designed to teach his students a lesson in price fluctuations, with a little help from the American Institute for Economic Research. When the project started the expectation was that there would not be a lot of price changes in Great Barrington stores during…
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AIER Collaborates with the University of Sioux Falls
The “Applied Economic Research” course at the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota was offered last fall as a unique opportunity to learn economic research tools from the real-life experts. Seven students signed up, and came to the first class prepared to take notes from their professor, Lorri Halverson. However, they were in for…
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•
How AIER Helped Me Learn to Help Others
My Winter Study experience at AIER was potentially life changing.
-
•
Economic Education at the AEA 2015 Conference
We were excited to participate in the American Economic Association annual meeting in Boston earlier this month. AIER had the honor of presenting a poster (shown right) at a session of the association’s Committee on Economic Education.