The Public Sector - Applications

For public opinion on the role of government, visit the University of Michigan's National Election Studies site at www.umich.edu/~nes/nesguide/gd-index.htm.

Check out the pollution problems in your neighborhood at www.epa.gov/epahome/commsearch.htm

The Office of management and Budget's "A Citizen Guide to the Federal Budget" provides convenient charts and data on federal revenues. See www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget.

Current excise tax rates are available from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. See www.atf.treas.gov.

The US Census Bureau compiles the most comprehensive data on state and local government finances. For details visit www.census.gov/ftp/pub.

Where Does the Money Come From? This lesson provides information about the costs of government programs. http://econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM69

The Economics of Professional Sports If You Build It, Will They Come? This article addresses the question as to what extent should the public sector subsidize new (or rehabilitated) stadiums and arenas for professional sport franchises. http://econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=NN141

This article addresses Market Failures and Government Regulation: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease? http://econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM40

This article addresses the politics of economics and the economics of voting. US Senate Rejects Minimum Wage Bill at http://econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM27