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AP Microeconomics Syllabus
π Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts (12%β15%)
- π Scarcity: Understanding that resources are limited while wants are infinite.
- π Resource Allocation and Economic Systems: Explore how different economies distribute resources β from market to mixed economies.
- π Production Possibilities Curve: A graph showing the trade-offs between two goods an economy faces.
- βοΈ Comparative Advantage & Gains from Trade: Discover why and how countries benefit from trade.
- βοΈ Cost-benefit Analysis: Making decisions by weighing the pros against the cons.
- π Marginal Analysis and Consumer Choice: Understanding decision-making at the margin.
π Unit 2: Supply and Demand
- π½ Demand: How the price affects consumer desire and capability to buy.
- πΌ Supply: The relationship between price and how much producers are willing to sell.
- π Elasticity: Measuring responsiveness to price changes.
- βοΈ Market Equilibrium, Disequilibrium, and Changes: Understanding market balance and what causes shifts.
- ποΈ Government Intervention in Markets: The impact of price controls, taxes, etc.
- π International Trade and Public Policy: Exploring the benefits, costs, and government’s role in global trade.
π Unit 3: Production, Cost, and the Perfect Competition Model (22%β25%)
- π Production Function: The input-output relationship in producing goods/services.
- πΈ Short- and Long-Run Production Costs: Understanding various costs and their impacts over time.
- π° Types of Profit: Differentiating between accounting and economic profit.
- π Profit Maximization: Strategy for maximum profit in perfect competition.
- π¦ Perfect Competition: Characteristics of a perfectly competitive market and efficiency outcomes.
π Unit 4: Imperfect Competition (15%β22%)
- π Monopoly: Features of a market controlled by a single seller.
- π³ Price Discrimination: How and why prices vary for different consumers.
- π¦ Monopolistic Competition: A market with many sellers offering unique products.
- π€ Oligopoly and Game Theory: Strategic interactions in markets dominated by a few firms.
π Unit 5: Factor Markets (10%β13%)
- π Introduction to Factor Markets: Understanding the markets for labor, land, and capital.
- π Changes in Factor Demand and Supply: Factors influencing the demand and supply of production inputs.
- π Profit-Maximizing Behavior in Perfectly Competitive Factor Markets: How firms decide on the optimal mix of inputs.
- π€Ό Monopsonistic Markets: Dynamics of a market with a single buyer.
π Unit 6: Market Failure and the Role of Government (8%β13%)
- π¦ Socially Efficient and Inefficient Market Outcomes: What leads to market failures and how to achieve efficiency.
- π± Externalities: The impact of transactions on third parties not involved in the deal.
- ποΈ Public and Private Goods: Differentiating between goods and their market implications.
- ποΈ Government Intervention: How governments can correct market failures.
- π Income and Wealth Inequality: Understanding economic disparities and policy responses.
π AP Microeconomics Exam Structure π
π Section I: Multiple Choice
- Duration: 1 hour and 10 minutes
- Content: This section consists of 60 questions.
- Weight: It accounts for 66% of the total exam score.
Skills and Knowledge Tested:
- Defining economic principles and models: Students will need to demonstrate their understanding of fundamental economic concepts.
- Explaining given economic outcomes: This involves analyzing economic scenarios and explaining the outcomes based on microeconomic principles.
- Determining the outcomes of specific economic situations: Students will be asked to predict the results of particular economic changes or policies.
π Section II: Free Response
- Duration: 1 hour (includes a 10-minute reading period)
- Content: This section is made up of 3 questions:
- 1 long free-response question (50% of this section’s score)
- 2 short free-response questions (each worth 25% of this section’s score)
- Weight: This section accounts for 33% of the total exam score.
Skills and Knowledge Tested:
- Making assertions about economic concepts, principles, models, outcomes, and/or effects: Students will need to state and support their understanding or argument regarding specific economic scenarios.
- Explaining economic concepts, principles, models, outcomes, and/or effects: This requires detailed explanations of microeconomic theories and their real-world applications.
- Performing numerical analysis and calculations: Students will engage with quantitative data, performing relevant calculations to support their conclusions.
- Creating graphs or visual representations (on paper and pencil exams): Demonstrating the ability to visually represent economic models or data trends.
- Answering questions about given graphs and visuals (on digital exams): Understanding and interpreting provided economic graphs and visuals.