Macro Learning Objectives for questions over Exam 1 Form A

 

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 ECON 2301 MACROECONOMICS   

Chapter 3

Below you will find the learning objective, concept, idea, term, or theory that each question on the exam will cover. The numbers in the list refer to the question number on Exam 1 that will test your knowledge of that specific learning objective. Each of these topics/learning objectives is discussed in the textbook in the order that they are listed below.  A much better understanding can often be attained by working through the "active graphs" and "smart graphs" connected to many of these objectives in the online material.

  After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
  1. Discuss “the law of demand” by word, table, and graph. (Section 3.1)
  2. List the variables that shift the demand curve and explain why they do so; and explain the income and substitution effects. (Section 3.1)
  3. Explain the difference between “demand” and “quantity demanded,” “increase (or decrease) in demand” and “increase (or decrease) in quantity demanded,” “shift of the demand curve” and “movement along the demand curve.” (Section 3.1)
  4. Discuss “the law of supply” by word, table, and graph. (Section 3.2)
  5. List the variables that shift the supply curve and explain why they do so. (Section 3.2)
  6. Explain the difference between “supply” and “quantity supplied,” “increase (or decrease) in supply” and “increase (or decrease) in quantity supplied,” “shift of the supply curve” and “movement along the supply curve.” (Section 3.2)
  7. Explain how we can use the concepts of market supply and market demand to determine equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity. (Section 3.3)
  8. Define and explain the concepts of surplus, and shortage in the context of market supply and market demand. (Section 3.3)
  9. Specify how demand and supply shifts cause market equilibriums to change and how simultaneous changes to supply and demand cause market equilibriums to change. (Section 3.3)
  10. Discuss how vouchers use competition to improve the quality of schooling. (Section 3.4)