MODULE 07: PART 2, ELEMENTS 2.6-2.7 AND ECONOMIC FREEDOM

Module Description

Concepts and Topics: Taxes, incentives, and productive activity; Gains from international trade; Economics, politics, and trade restrictions; and Economic freedom, growth, and income

Using the corresponding slides 52-75 in Part 2: Seven Major Sources of Economic Progress PPTX or PDF, take notes while you:

Read

Read about Sources 2.6 and 2.7; (p. 84-103 in the 3^rd edition of your Common Sense Economics textbook).

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WATCH

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Watch 3 content presentations:

Element 6

Element 7 part a

Element 7 part b

Watch 7 videos: (i) CSE Slice of Life 7 (6:45); (ii) CSE 2.7 Stossel MECA 15- International trade- Criticisms and responses (8:13); (iii) CSE 2.7 Ultimate Resource- Freedom's Sound- International trade (9:00); (iv) CSE 2 End- Economic Freedom- Part 1 (2:29); (v) CSE 2 End- Econ Freedom Action-Authors (5:36); (vi) CSE 2 End- Econ Freedom Action-Slovakia (7:39); and (vii) CSE 2 End- Econ Guy-Development Economics (3:43).

LISTEN

Listen to and/or read 2 items: (i) CSE 2.7 Unfair Competition with the Sun is a Condensed, CSE version of The Petition of the Candlestick Makers by Frederic Bastiat (Audio, 7:44); and (ii) CSE 2.7 Markets and Freedom by Dwight Lee (Audio, 7:58).