Welcome to Macroeconomics

Poll

What is your assessment of these benefits?

• They are compelling and realistic

• They are compelling but not realistic

• They are not very compelling, but they are realistic

• They are neither compelling nor realistic

Poll

Have you taken an economics class before?

• No, this is my first economics class

• Yes, I took Principles of Microeconomics

• Yes, I took some economics class other than Principles of Microeconomics

Word Cloud

Which of the areas do you think you would like to focus on?

4th District; 7th District; Agriculture, Manufacturing; Housing; Trade; GDP; Jobs; Inflation; Interest Rates; Consumer Sentiment

Open Ended

What are some of the alternatives for the farmer who chooses to plant a field with wheat?

Multiple Choice

Although you are feeling full after a large dinner, you are considering having a bowl of ice cream. You will choose to eat the ice cream...

• if the marginal benefit of having a bowl of ice cream is less than the marginal cost.

• if the marginal benefit of having a bowl of ice cream is greater than the marginal cost.

• if having a bowl of ice cream is free, so the marginal cost is zero.

• if you love ice cream, so the marginal benefit is high.