This site is a fairly complete explanation of market economy prepared by Dr. Paul Johnson of Auburn University. It also includes hyperlinks to several related topics.

This lesson plan will help students understand the role of taxes in the market economy.

A great sample of a marketing plan. Includes a video and an accompanying article. This is Part 1 of a 9-part series. [1:22]

Home page for the Agricultural Marketing Service of the USDA, links to product and commodity marketing information and job opportunities.

By the end of this section, you will be able to explain demand, quantity demanded, and the law of demand; identify a demand curve and a supply curve; explain supply, quantity supply, and the law of supply; and explain equilibrium,...

A defintion of the marketing mix as the 4P's (price, product, promotion, place). Then it discusses other components such as Market skimming, Market penetration, product-oriented and market-oriented.

E-learning site uses an example of "pushcarts on the beach" to demonstrate a monopolistically competitive market structure and how, as more firms enter the market, price, quantity, and deadweight loss are all affected.

The National Business Review is an Auckland-based business newspaper serving all of New Zealand. Content focuses on the latest business news, markets, media, technology, arts, and various regions of the world.

PBS's NewsHour Extra provides an Economic and Government lesson plan covering the economic crisis and its impact on the U.S. and global markets. Students must utilize current media outlets covering the financial crisis and refer to the...

A color photograph of a man walking through a busy street market by Tony Newlin.

Market below, town hall above.

In this activity students will explore marketing tools, terminology, and the specific four P's of marketing strategy. After viewing the introductory materials, background content, and completing two brief in class assignments, students...

By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain the meaning of trade balance and its implications for the foreign exchange market, Analyze concerns over international trade in goods and services and...

This site examines the relationship between a price taker and a price maker, and the market structure to which each might belong.

By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Identify the causes and effects of inflation in various economic markets and Explain the significance of a converging economy.

By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain the nature and causes of unemployment, Analyze the natural rate of unemployment and the factors that affect it, and Identify how undeveloped labor markets can...

Practice what you have learned about identifying externalities and using graphs to identify both market equilibrium and socially optimal outcomes in this exercise.

An image of "Setting off to Market", created by Constant Troyon in 1859 (Oil on canvas, 261 x 211 cm).

This learning module provides students the opportunity to learn about the growth of towns in the Middle Ages.

Agricultural industry resource offers news, market reports, a weather center, USDA news, technology updates and employment listings.

An image of "Market Peasants", created by Joachim Beuckelaer, c. 1567 (Oil on wood).

Play hockey with electric charges. Place charges on the ice, then hit start to try to get the puck in the goal. View the electric field. Trace the puck's motion. Make the game harder by placing walls in front of the goal. This is a clone...

Explains the composition of natural gas and what is required to make it market-ready, types of reservoirs, and what happens in a natural gas processing plant. Includes a diagram showing the whole process. (Published: September 12, 2011)

Explore London, past and present. Browse this site by time period (early port to 20th-century port) or topic, or do a site search. A great place to learn about the people and events that contributed to London's markets, industry, growth,...