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1 Wallingford Public Schools - HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OUTLINE Course Title: Advanced Placement Economics Course Number: 3552 Department: Social Studies Grade(s): Level(s): Advanced Placement Credit: 1 Course Description Advanced Placement Economics is a full year course that is designed to prepare students to take the AP Microeconomics and/or AP Macroeconomics exam(s). One portion of this course will focus on macroeconomics and will provide students with a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to an economic system as a whole. A primary emphasis will be placed on the study of national income and price determination as well as develop familiarity with economic performance measures, economic growth, and international economics. Another section of this course will include the study of microeconomics and will provide students with a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to individual decision makers, (i.e., consumers and producers). This portion of the course will emphasize the nature and functions of markets and include the study of the role of government in economics. Required Instructional Materials Principles of Economics, N. Gregory Mankiw, South- Western Publishers, 2005 Principles of Economics: Instructors Manuals (Macro/Micro). Linda Ghent, Thompson Southwestern Principles of Economics: Study Guide (Macro/Micro). David Hakes, Thompson Southwestern Principles of Economics: Test Bank (Macro/Micro). Kugler et.al, Thompson Southwestern Completion/Revision Date Approved by Board of on February 27, 2007 Mission Statement of the Curriculum Management Team The mission of the Social Studies Curriculum Management Team is to provide students with the opportunity to gain fundamental understanding of history, civics, economics, cultures, geography, and the social sciences so that they develop into responsible citizens who use analytical reasoning and historical thinking to make informed decisions about the issues that face our nation and world today. Enduring Understandings for the Course The student will understand that: Content People face trade-offs. The cost of something is what you give up to get it. Rational people think at the margin. People respond to incentives. AP Economics Page 1

2 Trade benefits everyone. Markets are usually a good way to organize economic activity. Governments can sometimes improve market outcomes. A country s standard of living depends on its ability to produce goods and services. Prices rise when the government prints too much money. Society faces a short-run tradeoff between inflation and unemployment. Skills Analyzing data is critical for problem solving. Graphing is fundamental to understanding how variables are related to the world. Determining linkages/cause and effect relationships is essential. Manipulating formulas is an important tool in the problem solving process. Formulating hypotheses based on a variety of economic data and source material enhances problem solving. Communicating clearly and effectively with both the written and spoken word is essential. LEARNING STRAND **The sequence in which the content of this course will be taught will be left up to the individual instructors. ** AP Economics Page 2

3 1.0 Critical Thinking and Communication Skills NOTE: This learning strand should be taught through the integration of the other learning strands included in this course. It is not meant to be taught in isolation as a separate unit. ENDURING UNDERSTANDING(S) The student will understand that: Analyzing data is critical for problem solving. Graphing is fundamental to understanding how variables are related to the world. Determining linkages/cause and effect relationships is essential. Manipulating formulas is an important tool in the problem solving process. Formulating hypotheses based on a variety of economic data and source material enhances problem solving. Communicating clearly and effectively with both the written and spoken word is essential. LEARNING OBJECTIVES The student will: 1.1 Analyze data for its relevance to solving problems. 1.2 Express concepts graphically to demonstrate understanding. 1.3 Use Monetary/Fiscal Policy to show linkages/cause and effect relationships. 1.4 Apply formula substitution to facilitate problem solving. 1.5 Debate solutions for contemporary economic issues. 1.6 Support a position with accurate and relevant information. 1.7 Evaluate the validity of information, testing its credibility. 1.8 Synthesize data and concepts clearly and effectively on application exercises and examinations. 1.9 Use math skills such as determining averages and medians, ratio and percentages, index numbers, and nominal and real values. ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) How does data contribute to problem solving? How do graphs express ideas that might be less clear in words or equations? What is the significance of cause and effect relationships? How can formulas enhance understanding of data? Why is it important to form and test hypotheses? Why is communicating clearly and effectively important? INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT MATERIALS See other learning strands SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Analyze data/information Research websites Graph concepts Provide solutions to economic problems Communicate clearly and effectively in the language of economics Practice AP open-ended SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT METHODS Participation Tests Projects Problem solving Graphing LEARNING STRAND AP Economics Page 3

4 2.0 Basic Economic Concepts ENDURING UNDERSTANDING(S) The student will understand that: People face trade-offs. The cost of something is what you give up to get it. Rational people think at the margin. People respond to incentives. Trade benefits everyone. Markets are usually a good way to organize economic activity. Governments can sometimes improve market outcomes. A country s standard of living depends on its ability to produce goods and services. Prices rise when the government prints too much money. Society faces a short-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment. LEARNING OBJECTIVES The student will: 2.1 Determine why societies can t produce all the goods and services its members want. 2.2 Assess how opportunity cost affects decision making. 2.3 Manipulate the production possibilities curve to illustrate scarcity, choices, and opportunity cost. 2.4 Analyze the supply and demand model in terms of its impact on output and prices. 2.5 Apply the concept of elasticity to the supply and demand model. 2.6 Evaluate why markets maximize economic well-being. 2.7 Analyze how price floors and price ceilings affect market outcomes. 2.8 Show how inflation is caused by too much paper chasing too few goods and services. 2.9 Analyze the significance of the Phillips curve Assess how taxes create deadweight ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) Why can t any society produce all the goods and services its members want? What is the effect of opportunity cost on decision making? How can the production possibilities curve be used to illustrate scarcity, choices, and opportunity cost? What role does efficiency play in production decisions? What is the significance of market equilibrium in the supply and demand model? How does the concept of elasticity affect the supply and demand model? Why are markets usually a good way to organize economic activity? What is the relationship between money and inflation? How are inflation and unemployment related? How does government taxation policy affect the supply and demand model? How is trade a win-win situation? INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT MATERIALS Macroeconomics - Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Microeconomics - Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Teacher Resource Manual. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Advanced Placement Economics. Roger Richard, Paul G. Trojan. Center for Learning Advanced Placement Macroeconomics and Microeconomics exams from previous years SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Utilize unit essential to encourage critical thinking and discussion. Principles of Economics, Study Guide (text) - Chapter overview / Chapter review AP Economics Page 4

5 losses and lower consumer and producer surplus Evaluate why trade is a win-win situation. The gains of the winners exceed the losses of the losers. notes - Chapter 3: problems and short answer - Chapter 7: problems and short answer - Chapter 9: problems and short answer Macroeconomics - Student Activities - Test of Macroeconomic thinking - Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, and Production Possibilities Curves - Demand Curves, Movements Along Demand Curves, and Shifts in Demand Curves - Supply Curves, Movements Along Supply Curves, and Shifts in Supply Curves - Equilibrium Price and Equilibrium Quantity AP Economics, (Center for Learning) - Graphing activity: Demand and Supply Equilibrium, pgs SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT METHODS Homework - Concept activities - Practice problems - Short answer Participation - Response to/asking of Exams - Multiple choice - Critical thinking AP Exams - Open-ended Graphing AP Economics Page 5

6 LEARNING STRAND 3.0 Measurements of Economic Performance ENDURING UNDERSTANDING(S) The student will understand that: People face trade-offs. The cost of something is what you give up to get it. People respond to incentives. Markets are usually a good way to organize economic activity. Governments can sometimes improve market outcomes. A country s standard of living depends on its ability to produce goods and services. Prices rise when the government prints too much money. LEARNING OBJECTIVES The student will: 3.1 Construct a circular-flow diagram for the American economy. 3.2 Prove that the total expenditure in the economy must equal the total income in the economy. 3.3 Calculate how GDP is measured. 3.4 Distinguish between real GDP and nominal GDP. 3.5 Determine how the CPI measures the cost of living. 3.6 Calculate the CPI from economic data. 3.7 Analyze the impact of the printing of money on price levels. 3.8 Assess who the winners and losers are during inflationary periods. 3.9 Classify unemployment into categories Distinguish between full employment and employment for all workers. ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) What is the significance of the circular-flow diagram? Why is GDP (Gross Domestic Product) such a significant economic measurement? How is GDP calculated? What is the difference between real and nominal variables, and why is that difference significant? Why is the CPI (Consumer Price Index) such a significant economic measurement? How is the CPI calculated? What happens when the government prints too much money? Why? Who gains and who loses by inflation? How is unemployment determined and classified? How do economists define full employment? INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT MATERIALS Macroeconomics-Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Microeconomics-Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Teacher Resource Manual. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Advanced Placement Economics. Roger Richard, Paul G. Trojan. Center for Learning Advanced Placement Macroeconomics and Microeconomics exams from previous years SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Utilize unit essential to encourage critical thinking and discussion. Macroeconomics - Student Activities - Understanding the Circular Flow of the Macroeconomy - All About GDP - Price Indexes - Who Is Hurt and Who Is Helped by AP Economics Page 6

7 Unanticipated Inflation? - Types of Unemployment Principles of Economics, Study Guide (text) - Chapter overview / Chapter review notes - Chapter 23: problems and short answer - Chapter 24: problems and short answer - Chapter 28: problems and short answer SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT METHODS Homework - Concept activities - Practice problems - Short answer Participation - Response to/asking of Exams - Multiple choice - Critical thinking AP Exams - Open-ended Graphing AP Economics Page 7

8 LEARNING STRAND 4.0 National Income and Price Determination ENDURING UNDERSTANDING(S) The student will understand that: People face trade-offs. The cost of something is what you give up to get it. People respond to incentives. Governments can sometimes improve market outcomes. A country s standard of living depends on its ability to produce goods and services. LEARNING OBJECTIVES The student will: 4.1 Construct an aggregate demand / aggregate supply model. 4.2 Determine what would shift both the aggregate demand and aggregate supply curves. 4.3 Evaluate why the three segmented short run aggregate supply curve is an accurate reflection of economic conditions. 4.4 Manipulate the aggregate demand / aggregate supply model to illustrate short run economic fluctuations. 4.5 Analyze how monetary and fiscal policies affect aggregate demand and thus the level of prices and output in the economy. 4.6 Calculate the multiplier and analyze how it reflects changes in real GDP. 4.7 Compare how the economy in the short run differs from the economy in the long run. 4.8 Assess how shifts in either aggregate demand or aggregate supply can cause booms and recessions. ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) What is the significance of the aggregate demand/aggregate supply model? What will cause the aggregate demand curve to shift to the right or left? What is the significance of the short-run aggregate supply curve being divided into three ranges? How do shifts in aggregate demand affect the level of output and the price level? What will cause the short-run aggregate supply curve to shift right or left? How do shifts in aggregate supply affect the level of output and the price level? How does the multiplier reflect changes in real GDP? How is the multiplier calculated? What is the relationship between government taxation, spending policies, and aggregate demand? INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT MATERIALS Macroeconomics - Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Microeconomics - Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Teacher Resource Manual. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Advanced Placement Economics. Roger Richard, Paul G. Trojan. Center for Learning Advanced Placement Macroeconomics and Microeconomics exams from previous years SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Utilize unit essential to encourage critical thinking and discussion. Macroeconomics - Student Activities An Introduction to Aggregate Demand An Introduction to Short-Run Aggregate AP Economics Page 8

9 Supply Short-Run Equilibrium Price Level and Output Long-Run Aggregate Supply and the Production Possibilities Curve Manipulating the AD/AS Model: Exogenous Demand and Supply Shocks Principles of Economics: Study Guide Chapter overview / Chapter review notes Chapter 33: problems and short answer SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT METHODS Homework - Concept activities - Practice problems - Short answer Participation - Response to/asking of Exams - Multiple choice - Critical thinking AP Exams - Open-ended Graphing AP Economics Page 9

10 LEARNING STRAND 5.0 Financial Sector ENDURING UNDERSTANDING(S) The student will understand that: People face trade-offs. The cost of something is what you give up to get it. People respond to incentives. Governments can sometimes improve market outcomes. Prices rise when the government prints too much money. LEARNING OBJECTIVES The student will: 5.1 Determine the characteristics and three basic functions of money. 5.2 Manipulate the money multiplier to illustrate how banks help create money in the economy. 5.3 Construct a money market graph. 5.4 Manipulate the money market graph to show how interest rates are determined in the short run. 5.5 Construct a market for loanable funds graph. 5.6 Manipulate a market for loanable funds graph to illustrate how interest rates are determined in the long run. 5.7 Assess the role of the Federal Reserve in the economy. 5.8 Analyze how the Federal Reserve expands or contracts the supply of money. 5.9 Evaluate the relationship between economic problems and the Federal Reserve s decision to either expand or contract the supply of money Distinguish between real and nominal ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) How is the money supply measured? How do banks help create money (increase the money supply)? How is the money multiplier calculated? How are interest rates determined in the short run (money market)? How are interest rates determined in the long run (market for loanable funds)? What is the function of the Federal Reserve (Fed)? What tools does the Fed have at its disposal to control the supply of money in the economy? Why would the Fed want to pursue an expansionary monetary policy? Why would the Fed want to pursue a contractionary monetary policy? What is the significance between real and nominal interest rates? INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT MATERIALS Macroeconomics - Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Microeconomics - Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Teacher Resource Manual. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Advanced Placement Economics. Roger Richard, Paul G. Trojan. Center for Learning Advanced Placement Macroeconomics and Microeconomics exams from previous years SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Utilize unit essential to encourage critical thinking and discussion. Macroeconomics - Student Activities Money - Evaluate how well items that have been used as money throughout AP Economics Page 10

11 interest rates. history would perform in today s economy. Rate how well each meets the characteristics of money. The Multiple Expansion of Checkable Deposits Reserve Requirements and the Multiplier Federal Reserve: The Mechanics of Monetary Policy The Federal Reserve: Monetary Policy and Macroeconomics Graph economic problems applicable to both the money market and the loanable funds market. Principles of Economics: Study Guide Chapter overview / Chapter review notes Chapter 29: problems and short answer SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT METHODS Homework - Concept activities - Practice problems - Short answer Participation - Response to/asking of Exams - Multiple choice - Critical thinking AP Exams - Open-ended Graphing AP Economics Page 11

12 LEARNING STRAND 6.0 Inflation, Unemployment and Stabilization Policies ENDURING UNDERSTANDING(S) The student will understand that: People face trade-offs. The cost of something is what you give up to get it. People respond to incentives. Governments can sometimes improve market outcomes. Prices rise when the government prints too much money. Society faces a short-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment. LEARNING OBJECTIVES The student will: 6.1 Analyze how monetary and fiscal policies impact aggregate demand. 6.2 Assess how government deficits impact the market for loanable funds, and hence inflation and unemployment. 6.3 Illustrate how price indexes are used to measure price changes in the economy. 6.4 Calculate the CPI using economic data. 6.5 Calculate the inflation rate based on the CPI. 6.6 Evaluate the winners and losers during inflationary periods. 6.7 Convert the value of dollar figures from different years. 6.8 Classify unemployed workers into categories. 6.9 Link full employment with both the Production Possibilities Curve and the vertical segment of the short run aggregate supply curve Analyze the short run tradeoff between inflation and unemployment Construct both short run and long run Phillips curves Explain the relationship between the Phillips curve and the aggregate demand / aggregate supply model. ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) How do monetary and fiscal policies impact aggregate demand? What is the impact of government deficits on inflation and unemployment? How are price indexes used to measure price changes in the economy? How is the Consumer Price Index (CPI) computed? Who is hurt and who is helped by inflation? How do economists classify categories of unemployment? What is the significance of full employment? How does the Phillips Curve illustrate the short-term tradeoff between inflation and unemployment? INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT MATERIALS Macroeconomics - Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Microeconomics - Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Teacher Resource Manual. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Advanced Placement Economics. Roger Richard, Paul G. Trojan. Center for Learning Advanced Placement Macroeconomics and Microeconomics exams from previous years SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Utilize unit essential to encourage critical thinking and discussion. Macroeconomics - Student Activities Monetary and Fiscal Policy: Explore what effect both monetary and fiscal policy have on inflation and real output in the short-run using a graph and critical thinking AP Economics Page 12

13 6.13 Analyze how supply shocks affect the inflation unemployment tradeoff Evaluate the costs of reducing inflation. Graphing Monetary and Fiscal Policy Interactions Crowding-Out: A Graphical Representation Discretionary and Automatic Fiscal Policy The Tools of Fiscal Policy Two Ways to Analyze Fiscal Policy Analyzing the Macroeconomy Principles of Economics, Study Guide Chapter overview / Chapter review notes Chapter 34: problems and short answer Chapter 35: problems and short answer Practice with open-ended from the 2006 AP Economics exam SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT METHODS Homework - Concept activities - Practice problems - Short answer Participation - Response to/asking of Exams - Multiple choice - Critical thinking AP Exams - Open-ended Graphing AP Economics Page 13

14 LEARNING STRAND 7.0 Economic Growth and Productivity ENDURING UNDERSTANDING(S) The student will understand that: People face trade-offs. The cost of something is what you give up to get it. People respond to incentives. Governments can sometimes improve market outcomes. A country s standard of living depends on its ability to produce goods and services. LEARNING OBJECTIVES The student will: 7.1 Analyze the relationship between productivity and a country s standard of living. 7.2 Analyze why economic growth differs from country to country based on data. 7.3 Assess the factors that determine a country s productivity. 7.4 Evaluate a country s policies and their impact on economic growth. 7.5 Demonstrate the link between investment and long run economic growth. ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) What is the significance of productivity in economics? Why does economic prosperity vary substantially around the world? How can government enhance a nation s productivity? What is the link between investment and long-run economic growth? INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT MATERIALS Macroeconomics - Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Microeconomics - Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Teacher Resource Manual. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Advanced Placement Economics. Roger Richard, Paul G. Trojan. Center for Learning Advanced Placement Macroeconomics and Microeconomics exams from previous years SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Utilize unit essential to encourage critical thinking and discussion. Principles of Macroeconomics: Instructor s Manual Chapter 12, Activity 1: The Universal Replicator Explore the economic implications of an imaginary new technology on economic growth and change Principles of Economics, Study Guide Chapter overview / Chapter review notes Chapter 25: problems, short answer and self-test SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT METHODS AP Economics Page 14

15 Homework - Concept activities - Practice problems - Short answer Participation - Response to/asking of Exams - Multiple choice - Critical thinking AP Exams - Open-ended Graphing AP Economics Page 15

16 LEARNING STRAND 8.0 Open Economy: International Trade and Finance ENDURING UNDERSTANDING(S) The student will understand that: People face trade-offs. The cost of something is what you give up to get it. People respond to incentives. Trade benefits everyone. Governments can sometimes improve market outcomes. LEARNING OBJECTIVES The student will: 8.1 Build a model to explain an open economy s trade balance and exchange rate. 8.2 Analyze the simultaneous equilibrium in the market for loanable funds and the market for foreign currency exchange. 8.3 Analyze how foreign currency rates are determined. 8.4 Evaluate the relationship between the appreciation/depreciation of a nation s currency and its level of imports/exports. 8.5 Show the linkage between monetary and fiscal policies, the market for loanable funds, and exchange rates. 8.6 Illustrate the linkage between government budget deficits, the market for loanable funds, and the market for foreign currency exchange. 8.7 Graph the effects of capital flight on the open economy model. ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) What is the link between the market for loanable funds and the market for foreign currency exchange? Why is the balance of payments accounts a better measurement than the balance of trade? How are foreign currency exchange rates determined? How does the appreciation/depreciation of a nation s currency impact its level of imports and exports? How do monetary and fiscal policies affect exchange rates? How do budget deficits affect the market for loanable funds and economic growth, unemployment and the rate of inflation? INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT MATERIALS Macroeconomics - Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Microeconomics - Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Teacher Resource Manual. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Advanced Placement Economics. Roger Richard, Paul G. Trojan. Center for Learning Advanced Placement Macroeconomics and Microeconomics exams from previous years SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Utilize unit essential to encourage critical thinking and discussion. AP Economics: Macroeconomics, Student Activities Imbalance of Payments Exchange Rates How Monetary and Fiscal Policies Affect Exchange Rates The International Way of Thinking AP Economics Page 16

17 Principles of Economics, Study Guide - Chapter overview / Chapter review notes - Chapters 31: problems, short answer and self-test - Chapters 32: problems, short answer and self-test 2006 AP Exam: open-ended SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT METHODS Homework - Concept activities - Practice problems - Short answer Participation - Response to/asking of Exams - Multiple choice - Critical thinking AP Exams - Open-ended Graphing AP Economics Page 17

18 LEARNING STRAND 9.0 The Nature and Function of Product Markets ENDURING UNDERSTANDING(S) The student will understand that: People face trade-offs. The cost of something is what you give up to get it. Rational people think at the margin. People respond to incentives. Markets are usually a good way to organize economic activity. Governments can sometimes improve market outcomes. ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) What is the significance of the law of demand? What causes the demand curve to shift right or left? What is the significance of the law of supply? What causes the supply curve to shift right or left? What is the significance of market equilibrium? What is the significance of price elasticity of demand? What is the significance of price elasticity of supply? Why do taxes cause deadweight loss? What is the significance of the theory of consumer choice? How do both the indifference curve and marginal utility represent a consumer s preferences? How are a consumer s optimal choices determined? How do changes in income and changes in prices affect consumer choice? How does a firm s cost of production determine its behavior? What is the significance of the short and long run production functions? How are average total cost and marginal cost related? What is the significance of marginal behavior? How do firms determine the optimal level of output that maximizes profit? What is the significance of diminishing marginal returns? Why are firms more concerned with economic profits rather than accounting profits? How do perfectly competitive firms make output and pricing decisions? How do perfectly competitive firms decide whether to shut down in the short-run or not? How do perfectly competitive firms make longrun decisions to exit or enter a market? How do monopolies make output and pricing decisions? Why are monopolies inefficient? AP Economics Page 18

19 How do oligopolies make output and pricing decisions? Why do most cartels ultimately fail at collusion? What is the relationship between game theory and the strategic behavior of oligopolies? How do monopolistic competitors make output and pricing decisions? In the long-run equilibrium, why do monopolistic competitors make zero profit? LEARNING OBJECTIVES The student will: 9.1 Shift supply and demand curves based on their determinants. 9.2 Interpret the significance of market equilibrium. 9.3 Analyze the significance of elasticity on supply and demand and market equilibrium. 9.4 Graph consumer and producer surplus and market efficiency. 9.5 Analyze the effect of taxes on market efficiency. 9.6 Graph a consumer s budget constraint. 9.7 Demonstrate the relationship between the indifference curve and the marginal rate of substitution. 9.8 Analyze how a consumer s optimal choices are determined. 9.9 Analyze the relationship between a firm s cost of production and its pricing and output decisions Compare short and long-run production functions Analyze the significance of marginal behavior Examine the significance of diminishing marginal returns Distinguish between accounting versus economic profits Determine how perfectly competitive firms maximize profit Predict why firms decide to shut down in the short-run Compare and contrast firm and market behaviors in short-run and long-run equilibriums Determine why perfectly competitive firms make long-run decisions to exit or enter a market. INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT MATERIALS Macroeconomics - Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Microeconomics - Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Teacher Resource Manual. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Advanced Placement Economics. Roger Richard, Paul G. Trojan. Center for Learning Advanced Placement Macroeconomics and Microeconomics exams from previous years SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Utilize unit essential to encourage critical thinking and discussion Microeconomics, Student Guide - Reasons for Changes in Demand - Demand Curves, Movements Along Demand Curves and Shifts in Demand Curves - Reasons for Changes in Supply - Supply Curves, Movements Along Supply Curves, and Shifts in Supply Curves - Equilibrium Price and Equilibrium Quantity - Shifts in Supply and Demand - How Markets Allocate Resources - Elasticity: An Introduction - Applying Elasticity to the Real World - Pricing Problems - Maximum and Minimum Price Controls - Excise Taxes - Why is a Demand Curve Downward Sloping? AP Economics Page 19

20 9.18 Analyze how monopolies make pricing and output decisions Demonstrate why monopolies are inefficient Analyze how oligopolies make pricing and output decisions Illustrate the linkage between game theory and the strategic behavior of oligopolies Analyze how monopolistic competitors make pricing and output decisions Determine why monopolistic competitors make zero profit in the long run Graph the pricing and output decision making of perfect competitors, monopolies, oligopolies, and monopolistic competitors. Principles of Microeconomics: Instructor s Manual - Chapter 13: Activity 1 - Growing Rice On a Chalkboard - Chapter 13: Activity 2 - Intensive Production - Chapter 13: Activity 3 - Marginal Grades Principles of Economics, Study Guide - Chapter overview / Chapter review notes - Chapter 13: problems and short answer - Chapter 14: problems and short answer - Chapter 15: problems and short answer - Chapter 16: problems and short answer - Chapter 17: problems and short answer - Chapter 22: problems and short answer Microeconomics: Student Activities - Different Types of Market Structures - Costs of the Individual Firm - An Introduction to Perfect Competition - Costs and Competitive Market Supply (Perfect Competition) - Short-Run and Long-Run Competitive Equilibrium - Graphing Perfect Competition - Marginal Revenue for an Imperfect Competitor - Pure Monopoly - Monopoly Pricing - Regulating Monopoly - A Quick Review of Perfect Competition and Monopoly - Monopolistic Competition SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT METHODS Homework - Concept activities - Practice problems - Short answer Participation - Response to/asking of Exams - Multiple choice - Critical thinking AP Economics Page 20

21 AP Exams - Open-ended Graphing AP Economics Page 21

22 LEARNING STRAND 10.0 Factor Markets ENDURING UNDERSTANDING(S) The student will understand that: People face trade-offs. The cost of something is what you give up to get it. Rational people think at the margin. People respond to incentives. Markets are usually a good way to organize economic activity. Governments can sometimes improve market outcomes. ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) What is the significance of derived factor demand? How do firms decide whether to continue to hire factors of production or not? How do firms maximize profit in the factor market? What is the significance of market equilibrium in the labor market? How are the factors of production linked? What should government policy be in addressing the problem of economic inequality? LEARNING OBJECTIVES The student will: 10.1 Examine the relationship between factor markets and the concept of derived demand Analyze how firms maximize profit in factor markets Determine how firms decide on the number of workers to hire Graph and explain the significance of market equilibrium in the labor market Analyze government policy options in addressing the problem of economic inequality. INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT MATERIALS Macroeconomics - Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Microeconomics - Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Teacher Resource Manual. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Advanced Placement Economics. Roger Richard, Paul G. Trojan. Center for Learning Advanced Placement Macroeconomics and Microeconomics exams from previous years SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Utilize unit essential to encourage critical thinking and discussion AP Economics: Microeconomics, Student Activities - The Derived Demand for a Resource - How Many Workers Should Be Hired? - The Only (Yo-Yo) Game in Town - Factor Market Pricing - How Wages Are Determined in Competitive Labor Markets - The Effects of Unions on Wages and Employment in Competitive and AP Economics Page 22

23 Monopsonistic Labor Markets Principles of Economics, Study Guide - Chapter 18: problems and short answer SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT METHODS Homework - Concept activities - Practice problems - Short answer Participation - Response to/asking of Exams - Multiple choice - Critical thinking AP Exams - Open-ended Graphing AP Economics Page 23

24 LEARNING STRAND 11.0 Market Failure and the Role of Government ENDURING UNDERSTANDING(S) The student will understand that: People face trade-offs. The cost of something is what you give up to get it. People respond to incentives. Markets are usually a good way to organize economic activity. Governments can sometimes improve market outcomes. LEARNING OBJECTIVES The student will: 11.1 Assess why markets sometimes fail Analyze the impact of negative externalities on market outcomes Analyze the impact of positive externalities on market outcomes Examine why private markets fail to provide public goods Analyze how public policy can be implemented to promote competition Determine how government taxing and spending policies impact the distribution of income. ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) Why do markets sometimes fail? Why do markets overproduce goods that create negative externalities? Why do markets underproduce goods that create positive externalities? Why must government provide public goods? How can public policy be implemented to promote competition? How can government taxing and spending policies change a society s distribution of income? INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT MATERIALS Macroeconomics - Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Microeconomics - Student Activities. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Teacher Resource Manual. John S. Morton, National Council on Economic Advanced Placement Economics. Roger Richard, Paul G. Trojan. Center for Learning Advanced Placement Macroeconomics and Microeconomics exams from previous years SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Utilize unit essential to encourage critical thinking and discussion AP Economics: Microeconomics, Student Activities - Private or Public? Public Goods & Services - Private vs. Public - Externalities - Private or Public? The Coase Theorem - Economic Efficiency and the Optimum Amount of Pollution Cleanup AP Economics Page 24

25 Principles of Economics: Microeconomics, Instructors Guide - Chapter 20: Activity 1- What Do You Need to Get By? Principles of Economics, Study Guide - Chapter 21: problems and short answer SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT METHODS Homework - Concept activities - Practice problems - Short answer Participation - Response to/asking of Exams - Multiple choice - Critical thinking AP Exams - Open-ended Graphing AP Economics Page 25

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