Saturday, July 24, 2010

Long Run Supply for AP Macro

Summary: Absolutely the best in AP prep.

Worksheets on LRS for the AP Macroeconomics exam is here

I used the FRED data base to show the natural rate of unemployment and natural rate of GDP growth.  You will find these problems good for review or teaching.


About the Author: Mike Fladlien is an AP Economics teacher from Muscatine High School in Muscatine, IA. He is an EconEdLink.org author, and also publishes the Mikeroeconomics and iMacroeconomics VB blogs.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Aggregate Supply Worksheet

Summary: Practice with the SRAS model.

Here's the Google Document.

I wrote these problems to help students understand the different slopes of the SRAS curve. I'm proud of my explanations. The problems will be a breeze for you AP Macroeconomics students.


About the Author: Mike Fladlien is an AP Economics teacher from Muscatine High School in Muscatine, IA. He is an EconEdLink.org author, and also publishes the Mikeroeconomics and iMacroeconomics VB blogs.
Monday, July 19, 2010

Aggregate Demand Worksheet

Summary: Aggregate Demand Worksheets

The pdf, Google Document is here. The best things in life are free.


About the Author: Mike Fladlien is an AP Economics teacher from Muscatine High School in Muscatine, IA. He is an EconEdLink.org author, and also publishes the Mikeroeconomics and iMacroeconomics VB blogs.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Basic Concepts for AP Macroeconomics

Summary: 10 pages of basic macro concepts.

The Google document in pdf is here.


About the Author: Mike Fladlien is an AP Economics teacher from Muscatine High School in Muscatine, IA. He is an EconEdLink.org author, and also publishes the Mikeroeconomics and iMacroeconomics VB blogs.
Friday, July 9, 2010

Market Failure and Externalities

Summary: Problems to share with your class.

Here are problems dealing with adverse selection, moral hazard, and externalities. The usual format.


About the Author: Mike Fladlien is an AP Economics teacher from Muscatine High School in Muscatine, IA. He is an EconEdLink.org author, and also publishes the Mikeroeconomics and iMacroeconomics VB blogs.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Perfect Competition Problems

Summary: Pdf. Google Documents.

Here is the link. I have written problems about shut down and loss minimizing position. I also included problems where students plot total revenue, total cost, total variable cost, and total fixed cost to give them intuition behind the profit maximizing position. Your comments, even if they are brutal, are welcome.


About the Author: Mike Fladlien is an AP Economics teacher from Muscatine High School in Muscatine, IA. He is an EconEdLink.org author, and also publishes the Mikeroeconomics and iMacroeconomics VB blogs.

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About the Author: Mike Fladlien is an AP Economics teacher from Muscatine High School in Muscatine, IA. He is an EconEdLink.org author, and also publishes the Mikeroeconomics and iMacroeconomics VB blogs.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Short-Run Production Cost Worksheet Problems

Summary: A Google document in pdf for class instruction, review, and skill acquistion.

If you want easy problems to teach your AP Microeconomics class about marginal product, marginal cost, AFC, AVC, and ATC, these worksheets might help.

Please replicate endlessly.


About the Author: Mike Fladlien is an AP Economics teacher from Muscatine High School in Muscatine, IA. He is an EconEdLink.org author, and also publishes the Mikeroeconomics and iMacroeconomics VB blogs.