Unit 6

AP Macroeconomics Unit 6: Open Economy—International Trade and Finance

10–13% of the multiple-choice section · 6 topics

The open economy: the balance of payments, exchange rates and the foreign exchange market, and how interest rates move capital between countries.

Topics

  1. 6.1Balance of Payments Accounts
  2. 6.2Exchange Rates
  3. 6.3The Foreign Exchange Market
  4. 6.4Effect of Changes in Policies and Economic Conditions on the Foreign Exchange Market
  5. 6.5Changes in the Foreign Exchange Market and Net Exports
  6. 6.6Real Interest Rates and International Capital Flows

Unit check

10 questions drawn from every lesson in Unit 6. Each wrong answer links back to where the idea is taught.

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