FRBSF Economic Education Resources: DataPost is a web-based educational tool designed to provide students and educators with up-to-date data to complement economics topics covered at the undergraduate level. The visual explanations of key economic concepts and conditions are categorized by "Core Presentations" with more in-depth information and additional presentations by subject: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, and International. http://www.frbsf.org/education/teachers/datapost/ Economics in Person (EiP) is a video-based program designed to bring the expertise of FRBSF economists to the web through a series of short talks highlighting interesting areas of research about the U.S. economy. It is targeted primarily at post-secondary educators, as well as the general public. EiP launched in February 2012 with a three-part series discussing U.S. labor market issues and the Great Recession. Most segments are about five minutes in length while other featured topics run as long as 30 minutes. http://www.frbsf.org/education/teachers/economics-in-person/index.html What is the Fed? serves as a meaningful resource to educators, students, and the public in providing current information about the Federal Reserve and its role in the U.S. economy. In 2012, content was updated to include information about new transparency and accountability measures and recent financial reform legislation affecting the Fed's structure and functions. http://www.frbsf.org/what-is-the-fed/ Fed Chairman Game is an online game that allows players to take charge of a simulated economy, manage monetary policy, and have fun while learning how the Fed influences the U.S. economy. http://sffed-education.org/chairman/ American Currency Exhibit is a truly priceless collection that brings history alive and depicts how currency actually shaped our country's history. Learn how our country's vibrant history-from times of financial crisis and war, to the demand for a stable monetary system-transformed the appearance of American currency as we know it. Discover the role the Federal Reserve played, and continues to play, in this rich history. http://www.frbsf.org/education/teacher-resources/american-currenc y-exhibit<http://www.frbsf.org/education/teacher-resources/american-currenc%20y-exhibit> Economic Letters are brief summaries of current research conducted by the SF Economic Research department. FRBSF.org contains a full archive of past Economic Letters. The public may subscribe to Economic Letters via email or RSS feed. http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/letter/index.php
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