{"id":1149,"date":"2019-06-14T14:52:26","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T19:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eci\/?page_id=1149"},"modified":"2019-11-15T11:18:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T16:18:39","slug":"economics-in-context","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eci\/education-materials\/economics-in-context\/","title":{"rendered":"Economics In Context"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><span class=\"h1\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: x-large;\">Economics In Context<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"h1\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;\">Supplemental Updates<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"; font-size: medium;\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/eci\/files\/2019\/06\/InContextGlobeRounded.gif\" width=\"84\" height=\"84\" style=\"margin-right: 7px;\" align=\"left\" alt=\"In Context Update\" \/>We offer a<\/span><\/span>\u00a0series of short (1-2 page) updates on contemporary economic issues. They serve as extensions to the material covered within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eci\/education-materials\/textbooks\/\"><em>In Context<\/em><\/a> textbook series, and will continue to be provided on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p>Current publications include:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Title\">The Great Recession\u2019s Impact on Wealth Inequality in the U.S.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"margin-top: 4px;\"><a href=\"\/eci\/files\/2019\/06\/InContextUpdate1_Recession.pdf\">Download Update #1<\/a> \u2013 Relates to<\/span>:<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"margin-top: 4px;\"><p><em>Microeconomics in Context<\/em> Chapter 10<br \/>\n<em>Macroeconomics in Context<\/em> Chapter 15<br \/>\n<em>Principles of Economics in Context<\/em> Chapters 11 and 30.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"Title\">The Use of Behavioral Economics to Increase Government Revenue<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"margin-top: 4px;\"><a href=\"\/eci\/files\/2019\/06\/InContextUpdate2_PubRevenue.pdf\">Download Update #2<\/a> \u2013 Relates to<\/span>:<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"margin-top: 4px;\"><p><em>Microeconomics in Context<\/em> Chapter 7<br \/>\n<em>Principles of Economics in Context<\/em> Chapter 8<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"Title\">Accounting for Carbon Emission Externalities in U.S. Environmental Policy<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"margin-top: 4px;\"><a href=\"\/eci\/files\/2019\/06\/InContextUpdate3_CostCarbon.pdf\">Download Update #3<\/a> \u2013 Relates to<\/span>:<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"margin-top: 4px;\"><p><em>Microeconomics in Context<\/em> Chapters 12 and 13<em><br \/>\nPrinciples of Economics in Context<\/em> Chapters 13 and 14<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"Title\">The Impact of Austerity Policies in Europe<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"margin-top: 4px;\"><a href=\"\/eci\/files\/2019\/06\/InContextUpdate4_Austerity.pdf\">Download Update #4<\/a> \u2013 Relates to:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"margin-top: 4px;\"><p><em>Macroeconomics in Context<\/em> Chapters 15 and 16<br \/>\n<em>Principles of Economics in Context<\/em> Chapters 30 and 31.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"Title\">Education Inequality in the U.S.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"margin-top: 4px;\"><a href=\"\/eci\/files\/2019\/06\/InContextUpdate5_EducationInequality.pdf\">Download Update #5<\/a> \u2013 Relates to:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"margin-top: 4px;\"><p><em>Microeconomics in Context <\/em>Chapter 10<em><br \/>\nPrinciples of Economics in Context <\/em>Chapter 11<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"Title\">Gender Wage Inequality and Work Hours<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"margin-top: 4px;\"><a href=\"\/eci\/files\/2019\/06\/InContextUpdate6_GenderInequality.pdf\">Download Update #6<\/a> \u2013 Relates to:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"margin-top: 4px;\"><p><em>Microeconomics in Context <\/em>Chapter 9<em><br \/>\nPrinciples of Economics in Context <\/em>Chapter 10<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"Title\">Markets for Restaurant Reservations<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"margin-top: 4px;\"><a href=\"\/eci\/files\/2019\/06\/InContextUpdate7_ReservationMarkets.pdf\">Download Update #7<\/a> \u2013 Relates to:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"margin-top: 4px;\"><p><em>Microeconomics in Context <\/em>Chapter 3<br \/>\n<em>Macroeconomics in Context <\/em>Chapter 4<em><br \/>\nPrinciples of Economics in Context <\/em>Chapter 4<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"Title\">Human and Planetary Health<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"margin-top: 4px;\"><a href=\"\/eci\/files\/2019\/06\/InContextUpdate8_PlanetaryHealth.pdf\">Download Update #8<\/a> \u2013 Relates to:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"margin-top: 4px;\"><p><em>Microeconomics in Context <\/em>Chapters 12 &amp; 13<br \/>\n<em>Macroeconomics in Context <\/em>Chapter 18<em><br \/>\nPrinciples of Economics in Context <\/em>Chapters 13, 14, and 33.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you have comments or suggestions for future briefs, email us at <a href=\"mailto:eci@bu.edu\">eci@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"#top\" class=\"button\">Top of Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Economics In Context Supplemental Updates We offer a\u00a0series of short (1-2 page) updates on contemporary economic issues. 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