Economy in Action!

This informative yet approachable title gives students a clear understanding of why Money Matters and encourages them to take part in the Economy in Action! With plenty of kid-friendly examples, topics range from scarcity, budgets, unemployment, and taxes to the history of money, how money is created, and credit & debt. By examining money and its value, students will be armed with the tips and tools they need for fiscal fitness. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

This informative yet approachable title gives students a clear understanding of Labor & Management and encourages them to take part in the Economy in Action! With plenty of kid-friendly examples, this book explains how businesses work, from entrepreneurs, incentive, and innovation to employees, salaries, and profits. Topics include goods and services, supply and demand, unemployment, unemployment insurance, labor unions, and collective bargaining. By examining labor and management and how it affects the economy, students will be armed with the tips and tools they need for fiscal fitness. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

This informative yet approachable title gives students a clear Eye on Economics and encourages them to take part in the Economy in Action! With plenty of kid-friendly examples, this book explains micro and macro economic principles. Readers will learn about different economic systems that countries use to manage their economies, and the macro and micro economic activity within them. Regulatory oversight tools are also covered, as are international trade, economic expansion and contraction, and the economic conditions that result in inflation, deflation, and stagflation. How these conditions affect both macro and micro economies in the form of boom and bust cycles and how markets move back into equilibrium are also considered. By keeping an Eye on Economics, students will be armed with the tips and tools they need for fiscal fitness. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

This informative yet approachable title gives students a clear understanding of Economic Systems and encourages them to take part in the Economy in Action! With plenty of kid-friendly examples, this book explains traditional, free market, managed, and mixed economic systems and discusses how they answer key questions. How can a society best use its available resources to produce goods and services, and how can it effectively allocate and distribute them? Famous economists such as Adam Smith, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and Frederich von Hayek are introduced, as are the economic theories of each. Economic systems as they exist in different countries are examined, compared, and contrasted to give readers an overview of each system's pros and cons and how each affects the incentive and innovation of individuals who live and work in them. By examining Economic Systems, students will be armed with the tips and tools they need for fiscal fitness. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

This informative yet approachable title gives students a clear understanding of the impact of Saving & Investing and encourages them to take part in the Economy in Action! With plenty of kid-friendly examples, topics include creating budgets and savings goals, the benefits of saving, the types of savings accounts, the power of compound interest, how investing works, risk versus reward, the SEC, and the various stock markets, bonds & treasuries. By examining the mechanisms that can make money grow, students will be armed with the tips and tools they need for fiscal fitness. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

This informative yet approachable title gives students a clear understanding of Banks & Banking and encourages them to take part in the Economy in Action! With plenty of kid-friendly examples, topics range from the history of banking to how banks work, including topics such as checking and savings accounts, ATMs, deposits, loans, interest, and online banking. Different types of banks such savings & loans, credit unions, and central, local, and national banks, including the Federal Reserve, are also discussed. By examining banks and their role in local and global economies, students will be armed with the tips and tools they need for fiscal fitness. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company