IB Economics

Economics: Personal Finance Final Test Terms

Economics: Last Test of the Year! Friday June, 14th!

Personal finance test terms to know:

NINJA loan, variable rate interest, fixed rate mortgage, foreclosure, annual percentage rate, overdraft fee, monthly maintenance fee, application fee, savings account, checking account, minimum balance, direct deposit, credit card balance, FICO score, reasons to have a credit card, CD, 401k, IRA, Roth IRA, payday loan, compounding interest, bond-corporate, bond-municipal, stocks, mutual fund

Economics: Personal Finance Day 2

Economics: Personal Day 2, Thurs/Fri, May 22nd/23rd

Homework: You at Thirty (the real costs) due next class. Country Project assignments 4 and 5 due Friday, May 31st.

Economics: Personal Finance Day 1

Economics: Personal Day 1, Tues/Weds, May 21st/22nd

  • You At Thirty Poster
  • Country Project

Homework: You at Thirty Poster due next class. Country Project assignments 4 and 5 due Friday, May 31st.

Economics: Review Day 2

Economics: Review Day 2, Weds/Thurs, May 1st/2nd

  • Work on Chapters 1-6
  • Australian Bananas paper 2 test

Homework: Assignment 3 due next Tues/Weds

Question for your student: Tell me everything you know of Australian banana markets after a cyclone! Why is the supply curve perfectly inelastic?

Economics: Review Day 1

Economics: Review Day 1, Mon/Tues, 29th/30th

  • Work time for country assignment 2
  • May 2009 Micro question 1
  • Review Externalities

Homework: Complete assignment 2 by Weds Thurs next week

Question for your student: How can a government intervene when there is market failure, and what might be the unintended consequences of such intervention.

Economics: Development Day 13

Economics: Development Day 13, Fri/Mon, April 26th/29th

  • Begin Chapter 33 Essential Questions out of packet
  • Tanzania Data Response (p. 376)
  • Begin Assignment 2 for Country Study Project

Homework: Complete assignment 2 by Weds Thurs next week

Question for your student: What seem to be the most pressing economic issues in your country? Unemployment? Inflation? Standards of Living? Income inequality? Infrastructure? Trade? Exogenous Variables? Education? War? Banking system? Health care?

Economics: Development Day 12

Economics: Development Day 12, Thurs/Fri, April 25th/26th

Homework: Complete assignment one by next class

Question for your student: What assumptive understanding do you have of your country after completing the first research assignment?

Economics: Development Day 11

Economics: Development Day 11, Tues/Weds, April 23rd/24th

  • FDI question Work time
  • Start Review of Chapter Questions Packet

Homework: Asian FDI article and test questions due Thurs Friday

Question for your student: What are the key concepts behind market economies? How do they apply to the price of wheat?

Economics: Development Day 10

Eonomics: Development Day 10, Mon/Tues, April 22nd/23rd

  • Chapter 33 Lecture: Aid and Indebtedness

Homework: Asian FDI article and test questions due Thurs Friday

Question for your student: What are the keys to making any international aid effective?

Economics: Development Day 9

Eonomics: Development Day 9, Thurs.Fru, April 18th/19th

  • Finish Chapter 32 lecture on Strategies for Development
  • Asian FDI article and test questions work

Homework: Asian FDI article and test questions due Thurs Friday next week

Question for your student: Why would Asian countries look to invest in Latin America?