Product Description

A complete test-prep guide to help students get their best score on the Advanced Placement Economics exams

Each year, high school students take Advanced Placement Macroeconomics and Microeconomics examinations to earn college credit in those fields. This guide provides full test-prep coverage of both tests within one book, including four full-length practice tests–two for each exam. Subject reviews cover the material necessary for test-takers to demonstrate their understanding of economics at either the micro or macro level.

Ronald Pirayoff (Glendale, CA) teaches Advanced Placement Economics at Burbank High School in Burbank.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18113 in Books
• Published on: 2004-02-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

From the Back Cover
Your complete guide to a higher score on the Economics Micro & Macro AP^® exams

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About the contents:

Introduction

• General description of the test and scoring information
• Successful test-taking strategies

Part I: Introduction to Economics

• General overview of economic systems
• Coverage of the six determinants of supply and of demand
• Review questions and answers

Part II: Macroeconomics

• National income accounting
• Models of aggregate expenditures, aggregate supply, and demand
• Analysis of fiscal and monetary policy

Part III: Microeconomics

• Consumer choices and the demand curve
• Production costs, product markets, and profit maximization
• The government’s role, externalities, and efficiency
• Overview of international economics

Part IV: 4 full-length practice exams with Answers and Explanations

About the Author
Ron Pirayoff teaches AP Economics at Burbank High School in Burbank, California.

Customer Reviews

Have other sources at hand if using this book.
Pro: Contains good graphs.

Cons: Badly edited, if it was even edited to begin with. On the answer to question #3 of the Review Questions in pg. 32, it says the answer is E, claiming that when cross-elasticity of demand is positive, the goods are complements. If you look on pg. 28 where it explains Cross-Elasticity, it says "If in the previous equation we get a positive number, it is safe to assume that the two goods are substitutes." Ironically, I used the Cliffs Quick Review for Economics to sort this out.

Not too helpful
This book has good graphs and short descriptions, especially if you're looking for the quick definition of an economics term, but overall, it is too general and not helpful enough when you are studying for the AP Economics exam. I used it to review, but the book did not go into enough detail to really be of use to me. Also, there were many instances where the notes in the CliffsAP book contradicted with what I had learned in my economics course and in various impressive, reliable textbooks.
I do not recommend using this book. It was quite a waste. I have heard that "5 Steps to a 5 on the AP exam" is better.

Poorly written, not edited
This book was horrible. I bought it for the practice tests, and not only did they repeat the same questions in the same tests on occasion, there were many cases where words were mispelled, or key parts of the problems (such as graphs) were left out completely. This book was of shoddy construction and should be avoided as a tool to study for the economics exams.