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Duck Tales and the Costs of Inflation!

Geoff Riley

21st March 2010

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A spring hat tip to Mark Seccombe for suggesting this resource as an alternative way of teaching some of the costs of rising inflation. Mark writes:

I was looking for an interesting way to teach the kids the problems of inflation rather than resorting to the slightly depressing Zimbabwe option which always ends up in a political discussion. I think I may have come up with something - DuckTales to the rescue!

The first episode of the pair is better and if you then run through into the first minute or two of the second one, it makes a nice 10 minutes starter!

Episode 1 Episode 2

If nothing else, it’s a great reminder of my youth!

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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