Unit One: An Introduction to Economics
Basic Economic Concepts
Comparative Economic Systems
How Free Enterprise Works
Circular Flow Model
The Laws of Supply and Demand
Elasticity
Comparative Economic Systems
How Free Enterprise Works
Circular Flow Model
The Laws of Supply and Demand
Elasticity
Unit Two: Micro economics
Sector One – The Consumer
Budgeting
Government Protection of the Consumer
Sector Two – Business
Business Organizations
Partnership and Corporate Structure
Non Profit Organizations
Models of Competition
Market Failures, Externalities and Public Goods
Sector Three – Government
The Role of the Government in Dealing With Market Failure
Public Goods and Services
Government Spending
Federal Spending and National Debt
Sector Four – Labor
Labor and Wages
History of the Labor Union Movement
Major Union Legislation
Collective Bargaining
Recent Trends in Labor and Employment
Sector Five – Agriculture
Agriculture in the United States
Agricultural Policies
Budgeting
Government Protection of the Consumer
Sector Two – Business
Business Organizations
Partnership and Corporate Structure
Non Profit Organizations
Models of Competition
Market Failures, Externalities and Public Goods
Sector Three – Government
The Role of the Government in Dealing With Market Failure
Public Goods and Services
Government Spending
Federal Spending and National Debt
Sector Four – Labor
Labor and Wages
History of the Labor Union Movement
Major Union Legislation
Collective Bargaining
Recent Trends in Labor and Employment
Sector Five – Agriculture
Agriculture in the United States
Agricultural Policies
Unit Three – Macroeconomics
Section One – Measuring The Economy
GNP, GDP and other Leading Economic Indicators
Economic Growth
The Business Cycle
Section Two – Money and Banking
What is money
The History of Money in America – Class Notes Handout
The History of Money in America – Essay Banking and the Federal Reserve
Different Types of Banks
Banking Crisis and Reform – The S&L Crisis
Section Three – Investments
Investments and Investment Strategy
The Stock Exchange
Section Four – Taxation
Taxation
National Debt
Tax Reform and the VAT
Section Five – Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Unemployment
Inflation
Income Inequality
Monetary and Fiscal Policy
GNP, GDP and other Leading Economic Indicators
Economic Growth
The Business Cycle
Section Two – Money and Banking
What is money
The History of Money in America – Class Notes Handout
The History of Money in America – Essay Banking and the Federal Reserve
Different Types of Banks
Banking Crisis and Reform – The S&L Crisis
Section Three – Investments
Investments and Investment Strategy
The Stock Exchange
Section Four – Taxation
Taxation
National Debt
Tax Reform and the VAT
Section Five – Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Unemployment
Inflation
Income Inequality
Monetary and Fiscal Policy