Why does Brett Favre make $8.5 million per year?
What determines a person's salary? Why do professional athletes make so much money? People who work as firefighters, police officers or teachers are ...
Grade: 9-12    Published: 06/06/2006

Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 3)
When Henry Ford announced he was going to produce an automobile that would be affordable to the masses, it is doubtful even he realized the far reachi...
Grade: 6-8 9-12    Published: 01/15/2008

U.S. Senate Rejects Minimum Wage Bill
In 1998, the Senate voted to reject a $1 increase in the federal hourly minimum wage. The vote fell along party lines, with Democrats voting in f...
Grade: 9-12    Published: 09/28/1998

The Economics of Professional Sports: Underpaid Millionaires?
Over the last century, professional baseball has grown to become one of the most popular forms of American entertainment. Indeed, the sport's nickname...
Grade: 9-12    Published: 02/20/2000