“It’s the Stupid Economy” | Economics in Plain English

Jul 21 2008

“It’s the Stupid Economy”

Published by Jason Welker at 6:33 am under

Headlines – It’s the Stupid Economy | The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Comedy Central

Thanks to Greg Mankiw for the link…

About the author: Jason Welker is a teacher at Zurich International School in Switzerland, where he teaches Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Economics. Jason was an international school student in Malaysia before studying economics at Seattle University then earning his Masters in Education. He calls Seattle and Northern Idaho home. In addition to maintaining an economics wiki and this blog for economics student and educators, Jason also gives presentations on using Web 2.0 tools in education at workshops and conferences around the world. His economics wiki won the 2007 "Best Educational Wiki" award from the "EduBlog Awards".

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