AP Macroeconomics Unit 5: Money Growth and Inflation

Time: 60 mins,

Presenter: James Redelsheimer

Teacher Version

Objective Standards Description Resources

Objective

In this webinar teachers will be able to:

Explain how inflation is related to growth in the money supply
Define and give examples of the quantity theory of money
Implement effective lessons to prepare students AP exam quesitons on money growth and inflation.

Standards

State Standards

Concepts

Federal Reserve, Inflation, Money

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Description

This webinar will cover in detail how inflation can result from increases in the money supply. Teachers will come away with multiple lessons to effectively teach studntes about money growth and inflation. Topics covered will be historical examples of inflaiton caused by money growth, and the quantity theory of money.