Grade 11 Economics SyllabusGrade 11 Scarcity, Choice and Opportunity Cost
- Definition and understanding of scarcity
- The concept of choice and decision-making
- Opportunity cost and its importance in economic decision-making
Grade 11 Economic Methodology
- Introduction to economic methodology
- Understanding the scientific approach in economics
- Economic models and their use in analyzing economic phenomena
Grade 11 Factors of Production
- Definition and classification of factors of production
- Land as a factor of production
- Labor as a factor of production
- Capital as a factor of production
- Entrepreneurship as a factor of production
Grade 11 Resource Allocation in Different Economic Systems
- Different economic systems (traditional, command, market)
- Resource allocation in traditional economies
- Resource allocation in command economies
- Resource allocation in market economies
- Comparisons between different economic systems
Grade 11 Production Possibility Curves
- Understanding production possibility curves
- Opportunity cost and production possibility curves
- Shifts in production possibility curves
- Factors affecting production possibility curves
Grade 11 Classification of Goods and Services
- Classification of goods (consumer goods, capital goods, intermediate goods)
- Classification of services (private services, public services, merit goods)
Grade 11 Demand and Supply Curves
- Understanding demand and supply
- Demand curves and their determinants
- Supply curves and their determinants
- Equilibrium price and quantity
Grade 11 Price Elasticity, Income Elasticity and Cross Elasticity of Demand
- Price elasticity of demand and its determinants
- Income elasticity of demand and its determinants
- Cross elasticity of demand and its determinants
- Applications of elasticity concepts
Grade 11 Price Elasticity of Supply
- Price elasticity of supply and its determinants
- Elasticity and responsiveness of supply
- Applications of price elasticity of supply
Grade 11 The Interaction of Demand and Supply
- Understanding market equilibrium
- Shifts in demand and supply curves and their effects on market equilibrium
- Price controls and their impact on market equilibrium
Grade 11 Consumer and Producer Surplus
- Definition and understanding of consumer surplus
- Calculation and interpretation of consumer surplus
- Definition and understanding of producer surplus
- Calculation and interpretation of producer surplus
Grade 11 Reasons for Government Intervention in Markets
- Market failures and their causes
- Externalities and their impact on market outcomes
- Public goods and their provision
- Income and wealth inequality as a reason for government intervention
Grade 11 Methods and Effects of Government Intervention in Markets
- Price controls (price ceilings and price floors)
- Taxes and subsidies
- Government regulation and its impact on market outcomes
- Evaluating the effectiveness of government intervention
Grade 11 Addressing Income and Wealth Inequality
- Understanding income and wealth inequality
- Policies to address income and wealth inequality
- Evaluating the effectiveness of policies
Grade 11 National Income Statistics
- Measurement of national income
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and its components
- Income and expenditure approaches to measuring GDP
- Limitations of national income statistics
Grade 11 Introduction to the Circular Flow of Income
- Understanding the circular flow of income
- Income generation and expenditure in the circular flow
- Leakages and injections in the circular flow
Grade 11 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Analysis
- Aggregate demand and its components
- Aggregate supply and its determinants
- Equilibrium in the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model
- Shifts in aggregate demand and aggregate supply curves
Grade 11 Economic Growth
- Understanding economic growth
- Factors affecting economic growth
- Measurement of economic growth
- Costs and benefits of economic growth
Grade 11 Unemployment
- Definition and types of unemployment
- Causes and consequences of unemployment
- Measurement of unemployment
- Policies to reduce unemployment
Grade 11 Price Stability
- Definition and importance of price stability
- Causes and consequences of inflation
- Measurement of inflation
- Policies to achieve price stability
Grade 11 Government Macroeconomic Policy Objectives
- Understanding macroeconomic policy objectives
- Full employment as a policy objective
- Price stability as a policy objective
- Economic growth as a policy objective
- Balancing macroeconomic policy objectives
Grade 11 Fiscal Policy
- Definition and components of fiscal policy
- Tools of fiscal policy (government spending and taxation)
- Expansionary fiscal policy and contractionary fiscal policy
- Evaluation of fiscal policy
Grade 11 Monetary Policy
- Definition and components of monetary policy
- Tools of monetary policy (interest rates, reserve requirements, open market operations)
- Expansionary monetary policy and contractionary monetary policy
- Evaluation of monetary policy
Grade 11 Supply-side Policy
- Definition and components of supply-side policy
- Policies to promote productivity and efficiency
- Policies to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship
- Evaluation of supply-side policies
Grade 11 International Economic Issues
- Understanding international trade and its benefits
- Trade barriers and their effects
- Exchange rates and their impact on international trade
- International economic organizations and agreements
This course is helpful for the following exams: Grade 11