AP Macroeconomics: Concept Map

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13%

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BASIC
ECONOMIC
CONCEPTS

GROWTH

PRICE

STABILIZATION

POLICIES

D E T E R M I N AT I O N

PERFORMANCE

TRADE &
FINANCE

SECTOR

II

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

UNIT 1 :

REAL AND NOMINAL VALUES

AGGREGATE DEMAND

MEASUREMENT OF ECONOMIC
PERFORMANCE

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

III

UNIT 3 :

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

FINANCIAL

BASIC ECONOMIC CONCEPTS

13%

ECONOMIC

INCOME &

OF ECONOMIC

7%

25%

NATIONAL

MEASUREMENT

18%

NATIONAL INCOME AND

PRICE DETERMINATION

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

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IV

UNIT 6 :

AGGREGATE SUPPLY

FINANCIAL SECTOR

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

SHORT RUN MACRO EQUILIBRIUM

MOVING TO LONG-RUN EQUILIBRIUM

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MONEY & THE MONEY MARKET

C. CENTRAL BANK & CONTROL OF MONEY SUPPLY

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

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MONEY CREATION

STABILIZATION POLICIES

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

UNIT 12 :

LOANABLE FUNDS

VI

ECONOMIC GROWTH

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

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UNIT 8 :

ECONOMIC GROWTH

FISCAL POLICY

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MONETARY POLICY

VII

OPEN ECONOMY: INTERNATIONAL

TRADE AND FINANCE

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

UNIT 1 3 :

D. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL &

DOMESTIC FINANCIAL & GOOD MARKETS

PHILLIPS CURVE

UNIT 14 :

FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKETS

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