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ERIC Number: EJ651315
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0485
A Simple Exposition of the Social Security Trust Fund.
Holahan, William L.; Schug, Mark C.
Journal of Economic Education, v31 n4 p340-48 Fall 2000
Discusses a strategy for teaching students about how the Social Security Trust Fund works. Explains that a flow chart is presented to the students; four terms are defined (deficit, surplus, debt, and reserve); and a new graph is prepared to show the paths of these four variables. (CMK)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Content, Economics, Economics Education, Educational Strategies, Graphs, Higher Education, Textbook Content, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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