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ap macroeconomics cram – supply, demand & policy

originally streamed on March 9, 2021 with Maria GuerraTeacher
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Review all the core concepts tested on the AP Macroeconomics exam in this focused cram session. We'll walk through supply and demand, fiscal and monetary policy, economic indicators, and international trade to help you prepare for exam day. This com ...more

curriculum note

This video references the 2020–2021 digital exam format (e.g., not being able to return to previous questions). The current AP Macroeconomics exam is paper-based, so those specific format tips may no longer apply.

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units
Unit 1 – Basic Economic ConceptsAP Cram Sessions 2021
topics
1.1 Scarcity1.2 Opportunity Cost and the Production Possibilities Curve (PPC)1.3 Comparative Advantage and Trade1.4 Demand1.5 Supply1.6 Market Equilibrium, Disequilibrium, and Changes in EquilibriumAP Macroeconomics Cram Unit 1

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Cram Session Introduction

  • 1:00

    Starting Unit 1 Overview

  • 2:27

    Recording and Viewing Tips

  • 3:28

    Fiveable Connections and Discord

  • 4:32

    Cram Schedule and Agenda

  • 5:03

    Instructor Background

  • 6:37

    Exam Purpose and Structure

  • 8:42

    Scarcity in Economics

  • 10:44

    Wants vs Needs

  • 11:17

    Poll on AP Macro Confidence

  • 13:20

    Resource Categories Explained

  • 15:55

    Positive vs Normative Statements

  • 17:28

    Macro vs Micro Economics

  • 18:29

    Key Terms: Utility and Tradeoffs

  • 20:01

    Opportunity Cost Discussion

  • 21:37

    Introduction to Graphs

  • 22:40

    Production Possibilities Curve

  • 25:47

    Efficiency and Scarcity

  • 29:53

    Law of Increasing Opportunity Costs

  • 31:28

    Constant vs Increasing Costs

  • 33:34

    Economic Growth on PPC

  • 36:11

    Comparative Advantage Basics

  • 38:16

    US-Canada Oranges and Apples

  • 41:28

    Comparative Advantage Poll

  • 43:03

    Trucks and Cars Example

  • 45:38

    Demand Graph and Law

  • 47:44

    Quantity Demanded vs Demand

  • 49:52

    Determinants of Demand

  • 52:25

    Complements and Expectations

  • 55:02

    Shifting Demand Curve

  • 56:03

    Supply Graph and Law

  • 58:40

    Determinants of Supply

  • 1:00:44

    Subsidies and Expectations

  • 1:02:18

    Market Equilibrium

  • 1:03:50

    Effects of Demand Shifts

  • 1:04:53

    Reminders and Closing

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