Thursday, September 13, 2007. Italy Jobless Rate Fell to Record Low in 1st Quarter. Strong economic growth combined with a more leniant political atmosphere have reportedly spurred companies in expanding their businesses and hiring more workers, which has lowered the unemployment rate. Saturday, August 25, 2007.

A resource for AP and IB Economics students at Shanghai American School. Tuesday, September 18, 2007. Friday, May 11, 2007. Monday, March 19, 2007. Outsmarting the crowds at the Shanghai airport. Where 36 AP students are supposed to work together to create something better.

Sunday, April 08, 2007. Why Do We Neglect Lesiure and Cheer for Divorce? How would you explain to a noneconomist CIA director what GDP can and cannot tell the CIA about countries around the world? Prostitution, gambling, and some types of drug use are legal in some countries and illegal in others. What implication does this have for international GDP comparisons? What other issues might cloud such comparisons? In which year did Armstrong make the largest contribution to GDP? .