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Unit: Economic indicators and the business cycle

AP Macro:
MEA (BI)
,
MEA‑1 (EU)
,
MEA‑2 (EU)

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In this unit, you'll learn to identify and examine key measures of economic performance: gross domestic product, unemployment, and inflation. The concept of the business cycle also gives you an overview of economic fluctuations in the short run.
AP Macro:
MEA (BI)
,
MEA‑1 (EU)
,
MEA‑1.B (LO)
,
MEA‑1.B.1 (EK)
Level up on the above skills and collect up to 160 Mastery points
AP Macro:
MEA (BI)
,
MEA‑1 (EU)
,
MEA‑1.C (LO)
,
MEA‑1.C.1 (EK)
,
MEA‑1.C.2 (EK)
,
MEA‑1.D (LO)
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MEA‑1.D.1 (EK)
,
MEA‑1.E (LO)
,
MEA‑1.E.1 (EK)
,
MEA‑1.E.2 (EK)
,
MEA‑1.E.3 (EK)
,
MEA‑1.E.4 (EK)
AP Macro:
MEA (BI)
,
MEA‑1 (EU)
,
MEA‑1.F.1 (EK)
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MEA‑1.F.2 (EK)
,
MEA‑1.F.3 (EK)
,
MEA‑1.F.4 (EK)
,
MEA‑1.G (LO)
,
MEA‑1.G.1 (EK)
AP Macro:
MEA (BI)
,
MEA‑1 (EU)
,
MEA‑1.H (LO)
,
MEA‑1.H.1 (EK)
Level up on the above skills and collect up to 320 Mastery points
AP Macro:
MEA (BI)
,
MEA‑1 (EU)
,
MEA‑1.I (LO)
,
MEA‑1.I.1 (EK)
,
MEA‑1.I.2 (EK)
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MEA‑1.J (LO)
,
MEA‑1.J.1 (EK)
,
MEA‑1.J.2 (EK)
AP Macro:
MEA (BI)
,
MEA‑1 (EU)
,
MEA‑2 (EU)
,
MEA‑2.A (LO)
,
MEA‑2.A.1 (EK)
,
MEA‑2.A.2 (EK)
,
MEA‑2.A.3 (EK)
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MEA‑2.A.4 (EK)
,
MEA‑2.A.5 (EK)
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