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Fall 2000

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 16, Number 1

Categories: Fall 2000

The Idaho Economic Summit

Martha C. Yopp, University of Idaho Center on Economic Education

Jody Hoff, Idaho Council on Economic Education

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TheIdahoEconomicSummitMarthaC.YoppUniversityofIdahoCenteronEconomicEducationJodyHoffIdahoCouncilonEconomicEducationBackgroundTheIdahoEconomicSummitevolvedfromaprogramwhichoriginatedatBorahHighSchoolinBoise,Idahointheearly1990’s.ItprovedtobeverypopularwithstudentsandfacultyandgrewtoincludestudentsinotherBoiseschools.OnApril25,2000,KaliKurdy,theteacherwhodevelopedtheEconomicSummitproject,wasnamedtheFirstGrandWinneroftheNASDAQNationalTeachingAwards,andreceiveda$25,000cashaward.KaliKurdy,oneoffivepreviouslyannouncedRegionalWinners,waschosennumberonebyadistinguishedpanelofjudges.Planning&preparationPreparationofteamstoparticipateintheEconomicSummitisaneighttotenweekactivity.Participatingstudentsmaybeenrolledinaneconomicsclass,abusinessormarketingclass,ortheymaybemembersofastudentorganization.Teamsaremadeupofthreetofivestudents.Eachteamisassignedacountryforwhichtheybecometheeconomicadvisors.Aseconomicadvisors,eachteammustassessthesocial,political,andeconomicconditionswithinthecountryanddetermineacourseofactionwhichwillincreasethestandardoflivingofthepopulation.Theybecomeanexpertonthatcountry,itspeople,itseconomicandpoliticalsystem,thestandard-of-living,andeconomicbase.Theybecomefamiliarwithwhatresourcesthecountryhasandwhatproductsitproducesandwhatproductsandservicesitimportsandexports.Studentsalsoexplorebasiceconomicconceptsrelatedtointernationaltrade.EconomicsummitplanninggridTheEconomicSummitProjectincludes12lessons.Theyare:

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Title	The Idaho Economic Summit
Authors/Creators:	Martha C. Yopp, University of Idaho Center on Economic Education Jody Hoff, Idaho Council on Economic Education
Year:	2000
Volume:	16
Number:	1
Pages:	26 - 35
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Articles

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Yopp, Martha C.; Hoff, Jody / 2000. "The Idaho Economic Summit." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 16(1): 26-35.