Economics E-book

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

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

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

  • 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

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