Macroeconomics: Challenging Concepts

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Learn the most difficult concepts in the Macroeconomics course, roughly 60% of the AP exam material, from top AP instructors.

Each module will cover one of the most demanding concepts in the Macroeconomics course (based on College Board data from 2011–2013 Advanced Placement® exams).

These tricky topics are broken into bite-sized pieces—with short instructional videos, interactive graphs, and practice problems written by many of the same people who write and grade your AP® Macroeconomics exam.

Topics include:

1. Real & Nominal Values
2. Classical & Keynesian Models
3. Aggregate Demand
4. Aggregate Supply
5. Short-Run Macroeconomic Equilibrium
6. Moving to Long-Run Equilibrium
7. Fiscal Policy
8. Money & the Money Market
9. Money Creation
10. Monetary Policy
11. Economic Growth
12. Loanable Funds
13. Phillips Curve
14. Foreign Exchange Markets

This course can be used by AP students independently as supplementary help and exam review.

In this course, you'll learn:

Mastery of 14 challenging concepts from the AP® Macroeconomics curriculum
Build confidence in the material as you learn key concepts from experienced AP® Macroeconomics teachers
Build graphical intuition through interactive graphing
Practice for your exam with graded exam-style questions (with automated assessment, explanations and sample answers)

Clark Ross Ph.D., Economics, Boston College, USA

Robert Graham Ph.D., University of Illinois, USA

Elia Kacapyr Ph.D., Macroeconomic Theory and Econometrics, Georgia State University, USA

Jon Nash M.B.A., University of Rochester, USA

Shyam Gouri Suresh Ph.D., Economics, University of Texas, Austin, USA

CH01 Real and Nominal Values

Overview and Objectives

Meet Your Instructors

Introduction

Skills and Prior Knowledge

Vocabulary

Practical Application

Learning Objectives

Additional Things You Should Know: Price Index

Let's See What You Already Know

LC1: Calculating Real Values

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC2: Real Wealth, Real GDP, and Real Interest Rates

Introduction

Video

Additional Things You Should Know: Gains & Losses from Unexpected Inflation

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

Let's See What You've Learned

CH02 Classical and Keynesian Models

Overview and Objectives

Meet Your Instructors

Introduction

Skills and Prior Knowledge

Vocabulary

Practical Application

Learning Objectives

Additional Things You Should Know: Labor Markets

Let's See What You Already Know

LC1: The Classical View

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC2: The Keynesian View

Introduction

Video

Additional Things You Should Know: Gains & Losses from Unexpected Inflation

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

Let's See What You've Learned

CH03 Aggregate Demand

Overview and Objectives

Meet Your Instructors

Introduction

Skills and Prior Knowledge

Vocabulary

Practical Application

Learning Objectives

Let's See What You Already Know

LC1: The Aggregate Demand Function

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC2: Shifting Aggregate Demand

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC3: The Multiplier Effect

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

Let's See What You've Learned

CH04 Aggregate Supply

Overview and Objectives

Meet Your Instructors

Introduction

Skills and Prior Knowledge

Vocabulary

Practical Application

Learning Objectives

Let's See What You Already Know

LC1: Short-Run Aggregate Supply

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC2: Long-Run Aggregate Supply

Introduction

Video

Additional Things You Should Know: Long-run Aggregate Supply and the Production Possibilities Frontier

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

Let's See What You've Learned

CH05 Short-Run Macroeconomic Equilibrium

Overview and Objectives

Meet Your Instructors

Introduction

Skills and Prior Knowledge

Vocabulary

Practical Application

Learning Objectives

Additional Things You Should Know: Real GDP and Output

Additional Things You Should Know: Movements Along a Curve and Shifts of a Curve

Let's See What You Already Know

LC1: The Nature of Short-run Macroeconomic Equilibrium

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC2: Short-Run Equilibrium and Aggregate Demand

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC3: Short-Run Equilibrium and Aggregate Supply

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

Let's See What You've Learned

CH06 Moving to Long-Run Equilibrium

Overview and Objectives

Meet Your Instructors

Introduction

Skills and Prior Knowledge

Vocabulary

Practical Application

Learning Objectives

Additional Things You Should Know: Classical and Keynesian

Additional Things You Should Know: Business Cycle

Let's See What You Already Know

LC1: Moving from Short-Run to Long-Run Equilibrium

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC2: Classical and Keynesian Views of Recession

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC3: Classical and Keynesian Views of Demand-Pull Inflation

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

Let's See What You've Learned

CH07 Fiscal Policy

Overview and Objectives

Meet Your Instructors

Introduction

Skills and Prior Knowledge

Vocabulary

Practical Application

Learning Objectives

Additional Things You Should Know: AD=C+Ig+G+Xn

Additional Things You Should Know: How Inflation Happens

Let's See What You Already Know

LC1: What is Fiscal Policy?

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC2: Exploring the Multiplier Effect

Introduction

Video

Additional Things You Should Know: Tax Multiplier

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC3: Limitations and Long-Run Effects of Fiscal Policy

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

Let's See What You've Learned

CH08 Money and the Money Market

Overview and Objectives

Meet Your Instructors

Introduction

Skills and Prior Knowledge

Vocabulary

Practical Application

Learning Objectives

Additional Things You Should Know: Movements Along a Curve and Shifts of a Curve

Let's See What You Already Know

LC1: Money and Measures of the Money Supply

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC2: The Demand for Money

Introduction

Video

Additional Things You Should Know: Tax Multiplier

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC3: The Inverse Relationship Between Bond Prices and Interest Rates

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC4: Equilibrium in the Money Market

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

Let's See What You've Learned

CH09 Money Creation

Overview and Objectives

Meet Your Instructors

Introduction

Skills and Prior Knowledge

Vocabulary

Practical Application

Learning Objectives

Let's See What You Already Know

LC1: Role of Banks

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC2: Excess Reserves

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC3: Open-Market Operations

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

Additional Things You Should Know: Decrease in the Money Supply

Let's See What You've Learned

CH10 Monetary Policy

Overview and Objectives

Meet Your Instructors

Introduction

Skills and Prior Knowledge

Vocabulary

Practical Application

Learning Objectives

Additional Things You Should Know: Aggregate Demand and Monetary Policy

Additional Things You Should Know: Federal Reserve System

Let's See What You Already Know

LC1: The Tools and Aims of Monetary Policy

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC2: Expansionary Monetary Policy

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC3: Contractionary Monetary Policy

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC4: The Inverse Relationship between Interest Rates and Bond Prices

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

Additional Things You Should Know: Quantity Theory of Money

Let's See What You've Learned

CH11 Economic Growth

Overview and Objectives

Meet Your Instructors

Introduction

Skills and Prior Knowledge

Vocabulary

Practical Application

Learning Objectives

Let's See What You Already Know

LC1: Steps in Economic Growth

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC2: Economic Growth and the PPC

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC3: Economic Growth and LRAS

Introduction

Video

Additional Things You Should Know:The Economic Growth Dance

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC4: Issues Related to Growth

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

Additional Things You Should Know: Quantity Theory of Money

Let's See What You've Learned

CH12 Loanable Funds

Overview and Objectives

Meet Your Instructors

Introduction

Skills and Prior Knowledge

Vocabulary

Practical Application

Learning Objectives

Let's See What You Already Know

LC1: Financial Intermediation

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC2: Changes in Supply and Demand of Loanable Funds

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC3: Significance of Real Interest Rates

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

Let's See What You've Learned

CH13 Phillips Curve

Overview and Objectives

Meet Your Instructors

Introduction

Skills and Prior Knowledge

Vocabulary

Practical Application

Learning Objectives

Additional Things You Should Know: Natural Rate of Unemployment

Additional Things You Should Know: Expected Inflation and Unexpected Inflation

Let's See What You Already Know

LC1: Short-Run Phillips Curve

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC2: Shifting the Short-Run Phillips Curve

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC3: Long-Run Phillips Curve

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

Let's See What You've Learned

CH14 Foreign Exchange Markets

Overview and Objectives

Meet Your Instructors

Introduction

Skills and Prior Knowledge

Vocabulary

Practical Application

Learning Objectives

Additional Things You Should Know: Trade, Currency and Balance of Payments

Let's See What You Already Know

LC1: Foreign Exchange Markets and Exchange Rates

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC2: Wages, Prices and Trade

Introduction

Video

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

LC3: Balance of Payments

Introduction

Video

Additional Things You Should Know: Balance of Payments

Activity

Conclusion

Questions

Let's See What You've Learned

课程代码
79013004
课程开始
预计课时
56h
价格
￥399

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