TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Mateer, Dirk
AU  - Geerling, Wayne
AU  - Milovanska-Farrington, Stefani
        TI  - "Pop" Goes the National Debt
        PY  - 2025/Jan/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 17640
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp17640
        AB  - This paper provides a novel way for instructors to teach about the perils of a large National Debt, which is currently $36 trillion. We provide a detailed lesson plan that utilizes balloons to illustrate the possible paths a society can take to address this issue. The lesson plan consists of an introduction, images and data that can be used to spur discussion and reflection, how to utilize the balloons to help students understand three different debt scenarios, and a series of follow-up questions and answers to help debrief the activity.
        KW  - budget
KW  - debt
KW  - debt-to-GDP ratio
KW  - deficits
KW  - fiscal policy
KW  - national debt
KW  - revenue
KW  - spending
        ER  -