Page One Economics Resources to Teach AP Macroeconomics
Keep your students in the know on timely economic issues with Page One Economics® articles aligned with the AP Macroeconomics curriculum. Each of these articles provides a simple, short overview of a current economic event that offers students an opportunity to use close reading strategies.
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AP Macroeconomics Units and Topics are shown below, followed by the relevant Page One Economics® articles.
Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts
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Scarcity Resource allocation and economic systems The production possibilities curve Comparative advantage and gains from trade Cost-benefit analysis Marginal analysis and consumer choice |
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Does International Trade Create Winners and Losers? The Global Economy: It’s a Small World After All Money and Missed Opportunities |
Unit 2: Economic Indicators and the Business Cycle
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The circular flow and GDP Unemployment Price indices and inflation Real vs. nominal GDP Business cycles |
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Making Sense of the Ups and Downs of Prices Making Sense of Unemployment Data Money and Inflation: A Functional Relationship Should We Fear the Inverted Yield Curve? Why Scarce Resources Are Sometimes Unemployed What's in Your Market Basket? Why Your Inflation Rate Might Differ from the Average Inflation Rates Are Falling, but Prices Are Not The Rise (and Fall) of Inflation During the Early 2020s All About the Business Cycle: Where Do Recessions Come From? |
Unit 3: National Income and Price Determination
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Aggregate demand Short-run and long-run aggregate supply Equilibrium and changes in the aggregate demand/aggregate supply model Fiscal policy |
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Unit 4: Financial Sector
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Financial assets Definition, measurement, and functions of money Banking and the expansion of the money supply Monetary policy |
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Bitcoin: Money or Financial Investment? Independence, Accountability, and the Federal Reserve System A New Frontier: Monetary Policy with Ample Reserves Should We Fear the Inverted Yield Curve? Would a Gold Standard Brighten Economic Outcomes? How Federal Reserve Bank Presidents Ensure “Main Street” is Represented in Monetary Policy |
Unit 5: Long-Run Consequences of Stabilization Policies
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The Phillips curve Money growth and inflation Government deficits and national debt Crowding out Economic growth |
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Making Sense of the National Debt |
Unit 6: Open Economy—International Trade and Finance
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Balance of payments accounts Exchange rates and the foreign exchange market Effects of changes in policies and economic conditions on the foreign exchange market Changes in the foreign exchange market and net exports Real interest rates and international capital flows |
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Other Relevant AP Economics Resources
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