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Understanding Currencies and Exchange Rates
Supply and demand influence how much a currency is worth. Learn how exchange rates affect producers and consumers.
The Global Consequences of Financial Contagion
What caused the Great Recession of 2008? Learn why a financial crisis can spread around the world with our modern globalized economy.
The Global Role of the U.S. Dollar
Why is the U.S. dollar the world's most popular currency and how does it help the U.S. economy? Watch this video on the history of U.S. currency.
The Suez Canal Crisis
Explore a historical case study on the Suez Canal to understand how monetary policy can also be used as a tool of foreign policy.
What Is a Central Bank and What Does It Do for You?
What is the Federal Reserve? Learn how central banks conduct monetary policy by influencing the rate of inflation, money supply, and interest rates.
The Marshall Plan
Understand how the Marshall Plan, one of the first large foreign aid programs, helped Europe rebuild after World War II, but also served the foreign policy interests of the United States.
A Brief History of U.S. Foreign Aid
Where and why the United States gives foreign aid has changed over time. Learn the difference between military, economic, and humanitarian aid and the history behind U.S. aid.
Economics: The Americas
The economic landscape of the Americas is dominated by the United States, which accounts for nearly a third of the region’s billion-plus population and three-quarters of its economic output.
What Are the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund?
What's the difference between the World Bank and the IMF? Understand two institutions that undergird global development and the international monetary system.
What Is the World Trade Organization?
What is the WTO? Learn how the World Trade Organization manages the rules for international trade and why it's failing to address today’s most pressing issues.