SD High School Economics Curriculum

SD High School Economics Topics

• Scarcity and Choice: The foundational problem of limited resources, opportunity cost, and the decisions individuals and societies make.
• Types of Economic Systems: Comparing market, command, mixed, and traditional systems and how resources are allocated in each.
• Market Forces and Structure: Supply and demand, price mechanisms, competition, and how different market structures affect outcomes.
• Macroeconomic Measurement and Growth: How economists measure national output, unemployment, inflation, and the factors that drive economic growth.
• Banking, Monetary Policy, and Fiscal Policy: The role of financial institutions, how the central bank manages the money supply, and how government spending and taxation affect the economy.
• Global Markets: International trade, exchange rates, and how global economic forces connect to domestic decisions.
• Personal Finance: Budgeting, financial services, insurance, and the practical skills students need to manage money throughout their lives.

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Aligned to South Dakota High School Economics Curriculum

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