Who can take this course: Juniors and Seniors
Length of course: One Semester
Guiding Philosophy/Purpose:
“It
is not a zero sum game.” If one is
better off, another is not necessarily worse off. Learn how to make informed
economic decisions as a citizen.
Topics Covered:
supply
and demand, performance indicators, government
spending and taxation, fiscal and monetary policy, money and banking,
international economics and consumer economics
Benefits of taking AP Macro:
Like
it or not, human beings are motivated by economic factors. Learn why businesses and governments make the
decisions they do. A responsible citizen
must understand economic factors in order to function well in society.
Top three reasons to take AP Macro:
1)
To help you decipher the daily news
2)
To inform your voting
3)
To avoid disastrous financial decisions
Favorite course activities:
Pitfalls of all you can eat buffets, Links and Smiles Factory, Econoland Game, In the Chips, Will the Real GDP please Stand Up, Too Many Dollars Simulation, President's Council of Economic Advisors, Beat the Chairman, Financial Football
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