Issues in Economics Today: 2026 Release ISE

Issues for Different Course Themes<br />Required Theory Table<br />1. Economics: The Study of Opportunity Cost<br />2. Supply and Demand<br />3. The Concept of Elasticity and Consumer and Producer Surplus<br />4. Firm Production, Cost, and Revenue<br />5. Perfect Competition, Monopoly, and Economic versus Normal Profit<br />6. Every Macroeconomic Word You Ever Heard: Gross Domestic Product, Inflation, Unemployment, Recession, and Depression<br />7. Money, Interest Rates, and Present Value<br />8. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply<br />9. Fiscal Policy<br />10. Monetary Policy<br />11. Federal Spending<br />12. Federal Deficits, Surpluses, and the National Debt<br />13. The Great Recession<br />14. The COVID-19 Recession<br />15. Is Economic Stagnation the New Normal?<br />16. Is the (Fiscal) Sky Falling?: An Examination of Unfunded Social Security, Medicare, and State and Local Pension Liabilities<br />17. International Trade: Does It Jeopardize American Jobs?<br />18. International Finance and Exchange Rates<br />19. The European Union, Debt Crisis, and Brexit<br />20. Economic Growth and Development<br />21. Are Trade Agreements Good for Us?<br />22. The Economics of Terrorism<br />23. The Line between Legal and Illegal Goods<br />24. Natural Resources, the Environment, and Climate Change<br />25. So You Want to Be a Lawyer: Economics and the Law<br />26. The Economics of Crime<br />27. Antitrust<br />28. Health Care<br />29. Government-Provided Health Insurance: Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program<br />30. The Economics of Prescription Drugs and Vaccines<br />31. The Economics of K–12 Education<br />32. College Education: Why Is It So Expensive?<br />33. The Economics of Sex, Race, and Ethnic Discrimination<br />34. Income and Wealth Inequality: What’s Fair?<br />35. Farm Policy<br />36. Minimum Wage<br />37. Rent Control<br />38. Poverty and Welfare<br />39. Head Start<br />40. Social Security<br />41. Personal Income Taxes<br />42. Energy Prices<br />43. If We Build It, Will They Come? And Other Sports Questions<br />44. The Stock Market and Crashes<br />45. Unions<br />46. The Economics of Big Retail: Walmart and Amazon<br />47. The Economic Impact of Casino and Sports Gambling<br />48. The Economics of Invention and Innovation<br />