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CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics Prep

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$97

Exam Cost

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113 min

Time

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3-6

Credits

~50/80

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Who this is good for

Students who have seen at least some CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics material before, need a focused refresh, and want to know what to study next before paying for the CLEP exam.

Who should slow down

If this subject is completely new, do not treat "7 days" as a promise. Start with the free resources and wait to schedule until realistic practice is around 70-80%.

Common traps

Memorizing definitions without practicing application questions, skipping weak units because they feel uncomfortable, and booking before you have taken a timed readiness check.

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Confirm your college accepts this CLEP, check the required score, practice the weakest units, then use a mock or diagnostic as your final go/no-go signal.

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What You'll Study

Unit 2: Measuring Economic Performance

GDP calculation methodsinflation and CPIunemployment typesbusiness cycle phasesAD-AS model shiftsPhillips curve (short-run vs long-run)natural rate of unemploymentwage and price stickiness

Unit 3: Fiscal Policy and the Budget

government spending multiplierautomatic stabilizersbudget deficits and national debtcrowding out effectrole of expectations in policyrational expectations vs adaptive

Unit 4: Money and Monetary Policy

money supply M1/M2Federal Reserve toolsmoney multiplierquantity theory of moneyreal vs nominal interest ratesloanable funds marketFisher equation

Unit 5: International Economics

balance of paymentsexchange rate determinationtrade barriers and tariffscapital flows

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Course Notes

- OpenStax Principles of Macroeconomics 3e (openstax.org/books/principles-macroeconomics-3e): CC BY 4.0 - Khan Academy Macroeconomics (khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/macroeconomics) - CORE Econ (core-econ.org)

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