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Banking Basics
Provides an overview of the banking system for young people. Topics include checks clearing, currency circulation, methods of payment, electronic banking and the role of the Federal Reserve. Designed for students with an understanding of the U.S. banking system. Revised in 2007. |
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Closed
for the Holiday: The Bank Holiday of 1933 
Recaps events leading to the collapse of American banking in
March 1933 and describes federal efforts to restore public confidence. |
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Coins
and Currency
The history of American currency, from Columbus to the Information
Age. |
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Its Mission, Its People
In this video, learn about the role and responsibilities of the Boston Fed and how the Bank brings vigor and vitality to its longstanding mission. |
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Historical
Beginnings...The Federal Reserve
Traces the history of the banking system in the United States from 1789, discusses the banking problems of the 19th century, and describes the legislation that led to the formation of the
Federal Reserve System. |
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History
of Colonial Money
An outline of the evolution of money in the Colonial period. Describes wampum, "country pay," foreign and domestic coins, bills of credit, and continental currency. Includes a short glossary. |
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"History
at Your Fingertips" and "Spirit of the Nation"
Traces the evolution of paper currency in the United States, focusing on the different themes depicted on our bills. |
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The
Ledger
An economic education newsletter for teachers, school administrators, and the general public. Published twice per year. |
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"Liberty"
and "The American Eagle"
Examines the two emblems that were the hallmark of our early coinage. |
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Panic
of 1907
The failure of one commodity speculator in October 1907 triggered a nationwide bank run. This publication tells how the panic developed, spread, and was resolved. A chronology is included along with a section of newspaper excerpts. |
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Pathways
to Getting Ahead
This booklet is targeted to young adults, and aims to spur thinking about the importance of asset building in their personal lives and about how larger policy decisions impact the choices they make. |
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Regional
Review
Vividly illustrated and written in a nontechnical style, this quarterly publication showcases three major articles on topics chosen for their relevance to the New England economy. |
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Tools
of the Trade: A Basic Guide to Financial Derivatives
This guide offers insight into when and how derivatives can be valuable tools for managing financial risk and focuses on pertinent questions to ask yourself and others before you or your company invests. |
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What
Is the Balance of Payments?
This monograph has been widely used as a reference for more than 20 years. It outlines the elementary principles of balance-of-payments accounting and illustrates them with examples of typical transactions. |
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Wishes
and Rainbows
Children's comic book is about the introduction of colored flowers into a town that has never seen color. Designed to stimulate students' imagination as they explore the economic problem of scarce resources, various methods of allocation, and how societies react to alleviate such problems. A teacher's guide, The Road To Roota, is also available. Revised in 2007. |
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Road
to Roota
A teachers' guide designed to accompany the comic book Wishes and Rainbows. Provides background information, an analysis of the economic themes in the comic book, discussion questions, a glossary of economic terms, and classroom activities. Revised in 2007. |
