AP®︎ Macroeconomics Flashcards

Master key terms and definitions for every unit and topic to help you prep for quizzes and the AP exam. Select a unit or topic to begin.


Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts

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Topic 1.1
Scarcity

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Topic 1.2
Opportunity Cost and the Production Possibilities Curve (PPC)

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Topic 1.3
Comparative Advantage and Gains from Trade

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Topic 1.4
Demand

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Topic 1.5
Supply

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Topic 1.6
Market Equilibrium, Disequilibrium, and Changes in Equilibrium

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Unit 2: Economic Indicators and the Business Cycle

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Topic 2.1
The Circular Flow and GDP

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Topic 2.2
Limitations of GDP

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Topic 2.3
Unemployment

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Topic 2.4
Price Indices and Inflation

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Topic 2.5
Costs of Inflation

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Topic 2.6
Real v. Nominal GDP

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Topic 2.7
Business Cycles

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Unit 3: National Income and Price Determination

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Topic 3.1
Aggregate Demand (AD)

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Topic 3.2
Multipliers

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Topic 3.3
Short-Run Aggregate Supply (SRAS)

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Topic 3.4
Long-Run Aggregate Supply (LRAS)

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Topic 3.5
Equilibrium in the Aggregate Demand–Aggregate Supply (AD–AS) Model

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Topic 3.6
Changes in the AD–AS Model in the Short Run

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Topic 3.7
Long-Run Self-Adjustment

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Topic 3.8
Fiscal Policy

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Topic 3.9
Automatic Stabilizers

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Unit 4: Financial Sector

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Topic 4.1
Financial Assets

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Topic 4.2
Nominal v. Real Interest Rates

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Topic 4.3
Definition, Measurement, and Functions of Money

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Topic 4.4
Banking and the Expansion of the Money Supply

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Topic 4.5
The Money Market

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Topic 4.6
Monetary Policy

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Topic 4.7
The Loanable Funds Market

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Unit 5: Long–Run Consequences of Stabilization Policies

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Topic 5.1
Fiscal and Monetary Policy Actions in the Short Run

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Topic 5.2
The Phillips Curve

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Topic 5.3
Money Growth and Inflation

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Topic 5.4
Government Deficits and the National Debt

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Topic 5.5
Crowding Out

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Topic 5.6
Economic Growth

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Topic 5.7
Public Policy and Economic Growth

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Unit 6: Open Economy – International Trade and Finance

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Topic 6.1
Balance of Payments Accounts

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Topic 6.2
Exchange Rates

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Topic 6.3
The Foreign Exchange Market

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Topic 6.4
Effect of Changes in Policies and Economic Conditions on the Foreign Exchange Market

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Topic 6.5
Changes in the Foreign Exchange Market and Net Exports

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Topic 6.6
Real Interest Rates and International Capital Flows

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