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Economics: SBAC Testing

Economics: SBAC Testing Mon/Tues Feb 4/5 SBAC Testing Internal Assessment due Wednesday, February 13th Share

Economics: Macro Day 22

Economics: Macro Day 22, Thurs/Mon, Jan 31/Feb 4 Review of Tips for Second Commentary Internal Assessment work time No Homework. Macro Internal Assessments due February 13th Question for your student: What theories and diagrams can you use to explain the article you have chosen?   Share

Economics: Macro Day 21

Economics: Macro Day 21, Weds, January 30 Macro Exam Internal Assessment work time Question for your student: How did the exam feel? Do you plan to retake? What do you need to do to study for the retake? Share

Economics: Macro Day 20

Economics: Macro Day 20, Mon/Tues, January 28/29 Review for Exam Start Internal Assessment worktime Homework: Study for exam on Wednesday Question for your student: Please summarize and explain the importance of the article you have chosen for your internal assessment. Share

Economics: Macro Day 19

Economics: Macro Day 19, Tues/Weds, January 23/24 Review Supply and Demand side policies (interventionist and market oriented) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sUCSGVYzI0 Chapter 22 lecture (income distribution) https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/03/15/174358638/a-surprisingly-uncontroversial-program-that-gives-money-to-poor-people Example Internal Assessment review Macro Exam Next Wednesday: GDP, expenditure method, circular flow model, HDI, GDI, GDP per capita, Lorenz curve, gini index, goals of macro, business cycle (graph), demand side […]

Economics: Macro Day 18

Economics: Macro Day 18, Mon, January 22 May 2010 Ireland Test (Practice) No Homework Question for your student: Should Ireland have increased their deficit spending in 2008? Share

Economics: Macro Day 17

Economics: Macro Day 17, Thurs/Fri, January 17/18 Finish viewing Commanding Heights Review example internal assessments No Homework Question for your student: What is the role of regulation in order to maintain an economy? How did Paul Volcker save the day? Share

Economics: Macro Day 16

Economics: Macro Day 16, Wednesday, January 16 Commanding Heights viewing No Homework Question for your student: What are the opposing views of Hayek and Keynes? How did the rise of Fascism motivate their work? Share

Economics: Macro Day 15

Economics: Macro Day 15, Friday, January 14/15 Review Unemployment Scenarios Finish Unemployment lecture (solutions to structural unemployment) Discuss crowding out and the Laffer curve https://www.opb.org/news/article/npr-wither-aluminum-smeltings-future-in-the-northwest/ LRAS activity with: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCQfMWAikyU Neo-Classical vs. Keynesian LRAS curves handout No Homework: Turn in LRAS posters Question for your student: Should governments intervene with fiscal policy when an economy is […]

Economics: Macro Day 14

Economics: Macro Day 14, Friday, January 11th Start chapter 19 lecture on unemployment Start unemployment scenarios activity in group Homework: AS/AD posters due Mon/Tues, 14/15 Question for your student: How might a minimum wage increase lead to higher unemployment? How does the concept of sticky wages lead to high unemployment? How could there be more […]