UNIT 14 : FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKETS

A. SCARCITY, CHOICE & OPPORTUNITY COSTS

B. PRODUCTION POSSIBLITIES CURVE

C. COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, SPECIALIZATION, AND EXCHANGE

D. DEMAND, SUPPLY & MARKET EQUILIBRIUM

E. MACROECONOMIC ISSUES: BUSINESS CYCLE, UNEMPLOYMENT, INFLATION, GROWTH

BASIC ECONOMIC CONCEPTSI

A. FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICY 1. DEMAND-SIDE EFFECTS 2. SUPPLY-SIDE EFFECTS 3. POLICY MIX 4. GOVERNMENT DEFECITS AND DEBT

B. THE PHILLIPS CURVE 1. SHORT-RUN & LONG-RUN PHILLIPS CURVES 2. DEMAND-PULL VS. COST-PUSH INFLATION 3. ROLE OF EXPECTATIONS

STABILIZATION POLICIESV

A. MONEY, BANKING, AND FINANCIAL MARKETS 1. DEFINITION OF FINANCIAL ASSETS: MONEY, STOCKS, AND BONDS 2. TIME VALUE OF MONEY 3. MEASURES OF MONEY SUPPLY 4. BANKS AND CREATION OF MONEY 5. MONEY DEMAND 6. MONEY MARKET AND THE EQUILIBRIUM NOMINAL INTEREST RATE

B. LOANABLE FUNDS MARKET 1. SUPPLY OF AND DEMAND FOR LOANABLE FUNDS 2. EQUILIBRIUM REAL INTEREST RATE 3. CROWDING OUT

C. CENTRAL BANK & CONTROL OF MONEY SUPPLY 1. TOOLS OF CENTRAL BANK POLICY 2. QUANTITY THEORY OF MONEY 3. REAL VS. NOMINAL INTEREST RATES

FINANCIAL SECTORIV

A. NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS 1. CIRCULAR FLOW 2. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT 3. COMPONENTS OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT 4. REAL VS. NOMINAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

B. INFLATION MEASURMENT & ADJUSTMENT 1. PRICE INDICES 2. REAL AND NOMINAL VALUES 3. COST INFLATION

C. UNEMPLOYMENT 1. DEFINITION AND MEASUREMENT 2. TYPES OF UNEMPLOYMENT 3. NATURAL RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT

MEASUREMENT OF ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE

II

NATIONAL INCOME ANDPRICE DETERMINATION

III

UNIT 1 : REAL AND NOMINAL VALUES

UNIT 3 : AGGREGATE DEMAND

UNIT 4 : AGGREGATE SUPPLY

UNIT 5 : SHORT RUN MACRO EQUILIBRIUM

UNIT 6 : MOVING TO LONG-RUN EQUILIBRIUM

A. AGGREGATE DEMAND 1. DETERMINANTS OF AGGREGATE DEMAND 2. MULTIPLIER AND CROWDING-OUT EFFECTS

B. AGGREGATE SUPPLY 1. SHORT RUN AND LONG RUN ANALYSES 2. STICKY VS. FLEXIBLE WAGES AND PRICES 3. DETERMINANTS OF AGGREGATE SUPPLY

C. MACROECONOMIC EQUILIBRIUM 1. DEFINITION AND MEASUREMENT 2. TYPES OF UNEMPLOYMENT 3. NATURAL RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT

UNIT 10 : MONEY CREATION

UNIT 12 : LOANABLE FUNDS

UNIT 9 : MONEY & THE MONEY MARKET

UNIT 8 : FISCAL POLICY

UNIT 11 : MONETARY POLICY

UNIT 13 : PHILLIPS CURVE

A. DEFINITION OF ECONOMIC GROWTH

B. DETERMINANTS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH 1. INVESTMENT IN HUMAN CAPITAL 2. INVESTMENT IN PHYSICAL CAPITAL 3. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS

C. GROWTH POLICY

ECONOMIC GROWTHVI

A. BALANCE OF PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS 1. BALANCE OF TRADE 2. CURRENT ACCOUNT 2. FINANCIAL (CAPITAL) ACCOUNT

B. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET 1. DEMAND/SUPPLY OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE 2. EXCHANGE RATE DETERMINATION 3. CURRENCY APPRECIATION & DEPRECIATION

C. IMPORTS, EXPORTS & FINANCIAL CAPITAL FLOWS

D. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL & DOMESTIC FINANCIAL & GOOD MARKETS

OPEN ECONOMY: INTERNATIONAL

TRADE AND FINANCEVII

UNIT 7 : ECONOMIC GROWTH

AP Macroeconomics:Challenging Concepts

AP Macroeconomics: Concept Map

10% 7%13% 13%18% 25%

B A S I C ECONOMIC CONCEPTS

NATIONAL INCOME &P R I C E DETERMINATION

OPEN ECONOMY,I N T E R N AT I O N A L TRADE & FINANCE

FINANCIALSECTOR

ECONOMICGROWTH

STABILIZATION POLICIES

M E A S U R E M E N T OF ECONOMIC P E R F O R M A N C E

14%