Episode 53 of 60 · Financial Literacy: Cash Course
Incentives: The Usual Suspects
Grades 6th+
Economics — Contemporary World Issues · Economics · Government · Captions
About This Video
Why do people take jobs, shop at certain stores, or move where they’ll pay fewer taxes? Incentives. In this cold-case episode of Cash Course, a detective investigates how everyday economic motivators drive decisions—and how even the best intentions can lead to costly consequences. High school students will learn how incentives influence behavior and shape economic outcomes on both a personal and national level.
Standards Met in Ohio
- 9-12.CWI.15Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thTechnologies inevitably involve trade-offs between costs and benefits. Decisions about the use of products and systems can result in intended and unintended consequences.
- CWI.9-12.15Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thTechnologies inevitably involve trade-offs between costs and benefits. Decisions about the use of products and systems can result in intended and unintended consequences.
- SS.7.19.lp.hGrades 7thIdentify an example of a personal economic decision.