January and February Holiday Resources for ECON/PFL 2023 – Jay’s Resource List
Let’s start with . . . valentines for economists, https://www.fosslien.com/heart
U.S. Government and Safety Resources
“American Heart Month, February” Stats for Stories, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/american-heart-month.html
“Lunar New Year“ Stats for Stories, 2024, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/lunar-new-year.html
“National Black (African American) History Month: February 2024 Facts for Features”, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/newsroom/facts-for-features/2024/black-history-month.html
“Presidents Day“ Stats for Stories, 2024, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/presidents-day.html
Primary Source Set on Abraham Lincoln resources, Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/abraham-lincoln/
Primary Source Set on George Washington resources, Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/george-washington-first-in-war-first-in-peace-and-first-in-the-hearts-of-his-countrymen/
“U.S. Inaugurations – A Resource Guide”, Library of Congress, https://guides.loc.gov/presidential-inaugurations
“Valentine’s Day Fun Facts”, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/resources/fun-facts/valentines.html, updated for Feb 2024
“Valentine’s Day” Stats for Stories, Feb 2024, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/valentines-day.html
Lesson Plans (mostly financial literacy and history)
“Cash and Cupid: A Valentine's Day Word Search”, NextGen Personal Finance, Feb 2024, https://www.ngpf.org/blog/curriculum-announcements/cash-and-cupid-a-valentines-day-word-search/ and https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iZDJaV_uCbm_XgwbRAmxSUynGL0izcspw5ZM2bNWV4c/edit
“Fincap Friday: Romance and Finance”, Next Gen Personal Finance, Feb 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2YlTk4KmyI and https://www.ngpf.org/blog/fincap-friday/fincap-friday-romance--finance/
“Fincap Friday: Save a Dime on Valentine's”, Next Gen Personal Finance, Feb 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQHbg2_Bsrg and https://www.ngpf.org/blog/fincap-friday/fincap-friday-save-a-dime-on-valentines/
“Fincap Friday: Super Bowl Spending”, Next Gen Personal Finance, Feb 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrYEwQj4Dm8 and https://www.ngpf.org/blog/fincap-friday/fincap-friday-super-bowl-spending/
“I, Rose Lecture Plan”, Marginal Revolution University (MRU), https://mru.org/teacher-resources/price-system-invisible-hand-lecture-plan
“Question of the Day: By how much has Taylor Swift impacted the brand value of the Kansas City Chiefs and the NFL?”, (from Next Gen Personal Finance), Feb 2024, https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12q5NqAt79SERx-KpCxsb633d2OePwvB7sMCAUcwfzqI/edit#slide=id.geac5bf95fe_0_61 (lesson) and https://www.ngpf.org/blog/question-of-the-day/question-of-the-day-what-was-the-estimated-dollar-amount-of-the-economic-impact-generated-by-taylor-swifts-concert-in-santa-clara-ca/ (blog article w/links)
“Question of the Day: (Updated): How much did 18-24 year olds expect to spend on Valentine's Day?”, (from Next Gen Personal Finance), Feb 2021, https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dmfUcukb7HQgjaNmn-fJm1_rqWfkO2uKNtK3KUIPkqM/edit#slide=id.p (lesson) and https://www.ngpf.org/blog/question-of-the-day/question-of-the-day-updated-how-much-did-18-24-year-olds-expect-to-spend-on-valentines-day/ (blog article w/links)
“Question of the Day: What is one of the top 3 financial resolutions for the new year?”, (from Next Gen Personal Finance), Jan 2024, https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1h9xw-lM69G-u0KkXCMw0sq8I7FWmyAxmKIH4KvBd3Sk/edit#slide=id.gfa7d7a55f5_0_91 (lesson) and https://www.ngpf.org/blog/question-of-the-day/question-of-the-day-what-is-one-of-the-top-3-financial-resolutions-for-the-new-year/ (blog article w/links)
“Question of the Day: (Updated): What Are the Top Five Gifts Purchased for Valentine’s Day”, (from Next Gen Personal Finance), Feb 2023, https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dmfUcukb7HQgjaNmn-fJm1_rqWfkO2uKNtK3KUIPkqM/edit#slide=id.p (lesson) and https://www.ngpf.org/blog/question-of-the-day/question-of-the-day-updated-in-2022-how-much-did-18-24-year-olds-expect-to-spend-on-valentines-day/ (blog article w/links)
“Question of the Day: What’s The Average Cost of a 30-second Super Bowl Ad” (updated) (from Next Gen Personal Finance), Feb 2024, https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PGQy85mtm40TXjiC6g3z4kIEx9DN1UpPA2SnCiZLirM/edit#slide=id.geac1c05597_0_88 (lesson) and https://www.ngpf.org/blog/question-of-the-day/question-of-the-day-what-is-the-cost-of-a-30-second-super-bowl-ad/ (blog article w/links)
“Sneak Peek of FinCap Friday: Tim and Yanely discuss expectations for Valentine's Day spending in 2023” (podcast), Next Gen Personal Finance, Feb 2023, https://www.ngpf.org/blog/fincap-friday/sneak-peek-of-fincap-friday-tim-and-yanely-discuss-expectations-for-valentines-day-spending-in-2023/
“Valentine's Day Edition: Change in Demand vs. Change in Quantity Demanded Interactive Practice”, Marginal Revolution University (MRU), https://mru.org/teacher-resources/active-learning/valentines-day-edition-change-demand-vs-change-quantity-demanded
“Valentine’s Day Greeting Card Production for 7-12”, EconEdLink (from the Council for Economic Education), Jan 2024, https://econedlink.org/resources/valentines-day-greeting-card-production/
“Valentine’s Day Resources for K-6”, EconEdLink (from the Council for Economic Education), Jan 2024, https://econedlink.org/resources/valentines-day-resources/
January/February “holiday” articles from economists’ blogs:
“The Best New Year’s Advice From a Behavioral Economist”, Econlife, Jan 2023, https://econlife.com/2023/01/new-years-resolutions-2/
“An Economic Lesson for Valentine’s Day”, Monday Morning Economist, Feb 2022, https://www.mondayeconomist.com/p/an-economic-lesson-for-valentines
“Economics Can Help You Keep Your Resolutions”, Monday Morning Economist, Jan 2024, https://www.mondayeconomist.com/p/resolutions
“How Our New Year’s Resolutions Have Changed”, Econlife, Jan 2024, https://econlife.com/2024/01/new-years-resolutions-3/
“How Super Bowl LV Is Different”, Econlife, Feb 2021, https://econlife.com/2021/02/super-bowl-ads-2/
“How Valentine’s Became a Chocolate and Card Day”, Econlife, Feb 2023, https://econlife.com/2023/02/valentines-day-history/
“The Super Bowl Slump”, Monday Morning Economist, Feb 2023, https://www.mondayeconomist.com/p/super-bowl
“Super-Sized Bets for Football’s Big Game”, Virtual Economist, Feb 2023, https://www.visualcapitalist.com/super-sized-bets-for-footballs-big-game/
“Taylor Swift's Extensive Reach for the NFL”, Monday Morning Economist, Feb 2024, https://www.mondayeconomist.com/p/the-swift-effect
“What an Economist Might Say on Valentine’s Day”, Econlife, Feb 2023, https://econlife.com/2023/02/economic-valentines-2/
“What We Expect From Online Dating”, Econlife, Feb 2023, https://econlife.com/2023/02/dating-markets/
“Why We Want the Valentine’s Candy We Never Liked”, Econlife, Feb 2023, https://econlife.com/2023/02/valentines-day-candy-hearts/
Other general ECON/PFL/Social Studies articles on January/February “holidays”:
“2024 Valentine’s Day Consumer Trends”, National Retail Federation, Feb 2024, https://nrf.com/blog/2024-valentines-day-consumer-trends
“20,000 roses, inflation and night terrors: the life of a florist on Valentine's Day”, NPR, Feb 2023, https://www.npr.org/2023/02/14/1156732621/20-000-roses-inflation-and-night-terrors-the-life-of-a-florist-on-valentines-day
“America’s most-Googled romantic comedies, in one map”, VOX.com, Feb 2019, https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/2/14/18221779/most-searched-popular-romantic-comedies-movies-50-states-map
“Another Super Bowl bet emerges: Can Taylor Swift make it from her Tokyo show in time?”, NPR, Jan 2024, https://www.npr.org/2024/01/30/1227866771/taylor-swift-super-bowl-eras-tour-travis-kelce
“Apparently, love does have a price. It's $25.9 billion”, NPR, Feb 2023, https://www.npr.org/2023/02/14/1156956098/how-much-valentines-inflation-spending-supply-roses-gift-survey-26-billion
“Chinese New Year 2024: Marketing & Campaign Ideas”, The Content Architects, Jan 2024, https://thecontentarchitects.com/chinese-new-year-marketing-ideas/
“Financial Losses From Romance Scams Add Up” (podcast), Marketplace, Feb 2023, https://www.marketplace.org/2023/02/14/financial-losses-from-romance-scams-add-up/
“How Dating Apps Find Your Next Valentine”, Wall Street Journal, Feb 2023, https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/tech-news-briefing/how-dating-apps-find-your-next-valentine/ca8e112f-f3ab-4c22-8665-d32d8fa872d3 (podcast version w/transcript) or https://www.wsj.com/video/series/tech-news-briefing/how-dating-apps-find-your-next-valentine/3AF9CC0C-1717-41A2-8377-87719DE18714 (video version)
“How the Puppy Bowl became a marketing juggernaut in its own right” (podcast), Marketplace, Feb 2023, https://www.marketplace.org/2023/02/10/how-the-puppy-bowl-became-a-marketing-juggernaut-in-its-own-right/
“How To Make New Year's Resolutions You Can Actually Keep (podcast)”, Consider This (NPR), Jan 2024, https://www.npr.org/2024/01/01/1198909780/consider-this-from-npr-draft-01-01-2024
“Inflation Already Ruined Your Super Bowl Party”, American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), Feb 2024, https://www.aier.org/article/inflation-already-ruined-your-super-bowl-party/
“Lunar New Year 2024”, History Channel, Jan 2024 (updated), https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/chinese-new-year
“The Most Romantic Money Moves You Can Make”, NerdWallet, Feb 2022, https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/the-most-romantic-money-moves-you-can-make
“Retailers are stuck in a cycle of constant sales” (podcast), Marketplace, Jan 2024, https://www.marketplace.org/2024/01/17/retailers-are-stuck-in-a-cycle-of-constant-sales/
“See the Valentine’s Day Cards That Changed How Americans Express Their Love”, Time Magazine, Feb 2017, https://time.com/4663003/esther-howland-valentines/
“Super Bowl betting, snacks and corporate buybacks (podcast)”, The Indicator from Planet Money (NPR), Feb 2023, https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1156187731/super-bowl-betting-snacks-and-corporate-buybacks
“The Super Bowl’s Most Reliable Stock Market Indicator? The Ads”, Wall Street Journal, Feb 2023, https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-super-bowls-most-reliable-stock-market-indicator-the-ads-ced4e75a?mod=Searchresults_pos11&page=14
“Taylor Swift effect: Female-focused ad spots take the Super Bowl”, Axios, Feb 2024, https://www.axios.com/2024/02/06/super-bowl-commercials-taylor-swift-beauty-advertisers
“Valentine’s Day – Holiday and Shopping Trends”, National Retail Federation, Jan 2024, https://nrf.com/research-insights/holiday-data-and-trends/valentines-day
“Valentine’s Day Shopping Statistics”, Capital One Shopping Research, Jan 2024, https://capitaloneshopping.com/research/valentines-day-shopping-statistics/
“Valentine’s Day Spending on Significant Others to Reach New Record, NRF Survey Shows”, National Retail Federation, Jan 2024, https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/valentines-day-spending-significant-others-reach-new-record-nrf-survey
“Your Super Bowl platter may cost less this year – if you follow these menu twists”, NPR, Feb 2023, https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1155694629/super-bowl-menu-food-deals