Correlations

Foundations of Economics, AP* Edition ©2007

Robin Bade and Michael Parkin

Microeconomics

Correlated to AP* Microeconomics Course Outline 2007–2008

I. Basic Economic Concept

A. Scarcity, choice, and opportunity costs 1.1, 1.2, 3.2, 12.1
B. Production possibilities curve 3.1
C. Comparative advantage, specialization, and exchange 3.5, 34.2
D. Economics systems 2.2, 20.1
E. Property rights and the role of incentives 1.2, 9.1
F. Marginal analysis 1.2, 3.3

II. The Nature and Functions of Product Markets

A. Supply and demand
1. Market equilibrium 4.3
2. Determinants of supply and demand 4.1, 4.2
3. Price and quantity controls Chapter 7
4. Elasticity
—a. Price, income, and cross price elasticities of demand 7.1
—b. Price elasticity of supply 7.2
—c. Production quota 7.3
5. Consumer surplus, producer surplus, and market efficiency Chapter 5
6. Tax incidence and deadweight loss 8.1
B. Theory of consumer choice
1. Total utility and marginal utility 11.2
2. Utility maximization: equalizing marginal utility per dollar 11.2
3. Individual and market demand curves 11.2
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C. Production and costs
1. Production functions: short and long run 12.2
2. Marginal product and diminishing returns 12.2
3. Short-run costs 12.3
4. Long-run costs and economies of scale 12.3
5. Cost minimizing input combination 12.4
D. Firm behavior and market structure
1. Profit
—a. Accounting versus economic profit 12.1
—b. Normal profit 12.1, 13.1
—c. Profit maximization: MR=MC rule 13.1, 14.2, 15.2
2. Perfect competition
—a. Profit maximization 13.1
—b. Short-run supply and shutdown decision 13.1, 13.2
—c. Behavior of firms and markets in the sort run and in the long run 13.2, 13.3
—d. Efficiency and perfect competition Chapter 6, 13.3, 14.3
3. Monopoly
—a. Sources of market power 14.1
—b. Profit maximization 14.2, 14.3
—c. Inefficiency of monopoly 14.3
—d. Price discrimination 14.4
4. Oligopoly
—a. Interdependence, collusion, and cartels 16.1, 16.2
—b. Game theory and strategic behavior 16.3
5. Monopolistic competition
—a. Product differentiation and role of advertising 15.1, 15.3
—b. Profit maximization 15.1, 15.3
—c. Short-run and long-run equilibrium 15.2
—d. Excess capacity and inefficiency 15.2

III. Factor Markets

A. Derived factor demand 18.2
B. Marginal revenue product 18.2
C. Labor market and firms' hiring of labor 18.2, 18.3

IV. Market Failure and the Role of Government

A. Externalities
1. Marginal social benefit and marginal social cost 9.1
2. Positive externalities 9.2
3. Negative externalities 9.1
4. Remedies 9.1, 9.2
B. Public goods
1. Public versus private goods 10.1, 10.2
2. Provision of public goods 10.2
C. Public policy to promote competition
1. Antitrust policy 17.2
2. Regulation 17.1
D. Income distribution
1. Equity 19.3
2. Sources of income inequality 19.1, 19.2
3. Market distribution of income 19.1