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MODULE 03 — Economics
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ECO1 The Firm and Market Structures
How firms choose output and price under different competitive conditions. Check-yourself items are study aids. Profit Maximization, Breakeven, and Shutdown Every firm operates in one of two broad envi
ECO 2 Understanding Business Cycles
How economies expand and contract in phases, how credit moves with them, and how indicators read the cycle. Check-yourself items are study aids. The business cycle and its phases An economy produces g
ECO 3 Fiscal Policy
How governments use spending and taxes to steer demand, why the debt-to-GDP ratio is debated, and why fiscal policy is hard to time. Check-yourself items are study aids. Monetary versus fiscal policy
ECO 4 Monetary Policy
What central banks do, the tools and channels they use to steer money and credit, and how monetary policy interacts with fiscal policy. Check-yourself items are study aids. The Role of Central Banks A
ECO 5 Introduction to Geopolitics
How geography and politics shape cooperation, globalization, and the risks that reach investor portfolios. Check-yourself items are study aids. National Governments and Political Cooperation Geopoliti
ECO 6 International Trade
Why nations gain from trade, how tariffs and quotas redistribute welfare, and what different trading blocs do. Check-yourself items are study aids. Benefits and Costs of International Trade Trade poli
ECO 7 Capital Flows and the FX Market
How currencies are quoted and traded, how nominal and real rates differ, and why capital flows drive exchange rates. Check-yourself items are study aids. The Foreign Exchange Market Currencies trade a
ECO 8 Exchange Rate Calculations
How to build cross rates, read forward points, and tie spot rates, forward rates, and interest rates together with no-arbitrage logic. Check-yourself items are study aids. Cross Rates and Triangular A