1.    “Subprime Mortgages: A Primer,” by Mara Lee.  NPR.org, March 23, 2007.  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9085408 (accessed 1/17/2011)

2.    “Financial Literacy 2007: Mortgages.  Mortgage loan choices abound.”  Bankrate.com, March 19, 2007.   http://www.bankrate.com/finance/financial-literacy/mortgage-loan-choices-abound-1.aspx (accessed 1/17/2011)

3a.    “Health Lags in Haiti 1 Year After the Earthquake: Can a country already beset with a failing infrastructure rebound to beat cholera and bring 21st-century health services to its citizens?” by Katherine Harmon.  Scientific American, January 12, 2011.  http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=health-lags-in-haiti-anniversary  (accessed 1/17/2011)

3b.    Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook.  Haiti (selected pages) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ha.html (accessed 1/17/2011)

4.    “Wives Still Do Laundry, Men Do Yard Work:  Husbands and wives view the household division of labor differently,” by Frank Newport, Gallup.com, April 4, 2008.  http://www.gallup.com/poll/106249/wives-still-laundry-men-yard-work.aspx (accessed 1/17/2011)

5.    “Will the Cost of Chocolate Rise out of Reach?” by Jane Glenn Haas.  Orange County Register November 12, 2010.  http://www.ocregister.com/articles/chocolate-275811-cocoa-price.html (accessed 1/17/2011)

6.    “Box-office revenue up for 2009:  It's not just higher ticket prices: More people are going to the movies, even as the recession has depressed consumer spending in nearly every other category,” by Ben Fritz.  Los Angeles Times (December 14, 2009).  http://latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-boxoffice14-2009dec14,0,5678666.story (accessed 1/17/2011)

7.    “In Praise of Price Gouging,” by John Stossel.  Posted at Townhall.com, September 7, 2005.  http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnStossel/2005/09/07/in_praise_of_price_gouging (accessed 1/17/2011)

8.    “Govt to Subsidise Essential Food Items,” by Gamini Warushamana.  Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka), January 16, 2011.  http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/01/16/fin01.asp (accessed 1/17/2011)

9.    “Bridges' toll increases put revenue plans on track,” by John Wildermuth.  San Francisco Chronicle, January 13, 2011.  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/13/BAT01H83C8.DTL (accessed 1/17/2011)

10.    “Local Gym Calls It Quits: Members and workers with no where to turn,” by Consumer Bob.  NBCSanDiego.com, Jan 20, 2009.  http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local-beat/Local-Gym-Calls-It-Quits.html (accessed 1/17/2011)

11a.    “Income Inequality, Writ Larger,” by Daniel Gross.  New York Times, June 10, 2007. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/business/yourmoney/10view.html (accessed 1/17/2011)

11b.    “Income Inequality: Too Big to Ignore,” by Robert H. Frank.  New York Times, October 16, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/business/17view.html (accessed 1/17/2011)

12.    “Why So Many Rich People Don’t Feel Very Rich,” by Catherine Rampell.  New York Times Economix blog (January 11, 2011).  http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/why-so-many-rich-people-dont-feel-very-rich/ (accessed 1/17/2011)

13.    “The Lemongrass War,” by Adam B. Ellick. New York Times, Mar 5, 2006.  http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/05/nyregion/thecity/05indo.html or http://tinyurl.com/8dkjxs (accessed 1/17/2011)

14a.    “Texting driver 6 times more likely to crash: study,” by JoAnne Allen.  Reuters.com December 22, 2009. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINTRE5BK3QA20091221?sp=true (accessed 1/17/2011)

14b.    “Legislature to consider banning use of cell phones while driving,” by Steve Kanigher.  Las Vegas Sun, December 8, 2010.  http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/dec/08/curbing-drivers-texting-hazard/ (accessed 1/17/2011)

15.    “The Fight for Classroom Attention: Professor vs. Laptop,” by Jeffrey R. Young.  Chronicle of Higher Education, June 2, 2006.  http://chronicle.com/weekly/v52/i39/39a02701.htm (accessed 1/17/2011)

15b.    Online at bspace/resources tab: background article about the effect of the use of laptops on learning, “In-class laptop use and its effects on student learning,” Computers & Education 50 (April 2008): 906-914.

16.    "The Menace of an Unchecked Housing Bubble," by Dean Baker. The Economists' Voice:  3 (March 2006).   http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol3/iss4/art1 (accessed 1/17/2011)

17.    “The Slump Goes On: Why?” by Paul Krugman and Robin Wells.  New York Review of Books, September 30, 2010.  http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2010/sep/30/slump-goes-why/ (accessed 1/17/2011)

18.    “GDP Fetishism,” by Joe Stiglitz. The Economists' Voice: Vol. 6:8 (2009). http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss8/art5 (accessed 1/17/2011)

19a.    “Across the U.S., Long Recovery Looks Like Recession,” by Michael Powell and Motoko Rich.  New York Times October 12, 2010.  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/business/economy/13econ.html (accessed 1/17/2011)

19b.    “The Two-Track Economy: Inequality Emerging From Today’s Recession,” by Simon Johnson.  Economix blog (New York Times), August 20, 2009.  http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/the-two-track-economy-inequality-emerging-from-todays-recession/ (accessed 1/17/2011)

20.    “Currents: Even in a Recovery, Some Jobs Won't Return,” by Justin Lahart. Wall Street Journal. (Jan 12, 2010).  http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1937392041&sid=1&Fmt=3&clientId=1566&RQT=309&VName=PQD or http://tinyurl.com/yg6elee (accessed 1/17/2011)

21.    “Hard-Hit Families Finally Start Saving, Aggravating Nation's Economic Woes,” by Kelly Evans.  Wall St. Journal January 6, 2009.  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123120525879656021.html (accessed 1/17/2011)

22.    “Can Consumers Spend Asia Out of Recession?  Many Asian countries are handing out cash and vouchers to get people spending again. But real economic recovery may take a lot more,” by Frederik Balfour , Business Week (March 15, 2009). http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/mar2009/gb20090313_404180.htm (accessed 1/17/2011)

23.    “Federal Reserve Press Release: FOMC December 2010 Meeting.”  December 14, 2010. http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/monetary/20101214a.htm (accessed 1/17/2011)

24a.    “That 1937 Feeling,” by Paul Krugman.  New York Times, January 4, 2010.   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/04/opinion/04krugman.html (accessed 1/17/2011)

24b.    “Slow Growth for 2011, No Double-Dip Recession, Say Leading Economists,” by John Sullivan.  Advisorone.com November 22, 2010.  http://www.advisorone.com/article/slow-growth-2011-no-double-dip-recession-say-leading-economists-1 or http://tinyurl.com/47hplmx (accessed 1/17/2011)

25.    “Economists Express Caution on Forecasts in a Fed Study,” by Sewell Chan.  New York Times January 9, 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/business/economy/10fed.html (accessed 1/17/2011)

26.    “Four Ways Out," by Brad DeLong.  The Economists' Voice, Vol. 6:2. (2009)  http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss2/art4 (accessed 1/17/2011)

27.    “Shift to Saving May Be Downturn’s Lasting Impact,” by Catherine Rampell.  New York Times, May 9, 2009.  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/business/economy/10saving.html?_r=2 (accessed 1/17/2011)

28.    Stiglitz, Joseph E. (2010) "The Dangers of Deficit Reduction," by Joseph Stiglitz.  The Economists' Voice, 7 (March 2010).  http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol7/iss1/art6 (accessed 1/17/2011)