On this page and those linked, you will find information about the economics courses at Pine Tree High School. If you have questions , please feel free to email me at jhaley@ptisd.org My 2007-08 conference periods are 3rd period on A-Day and 8th period on B-Day. These periods and tutorials are good times to come for help. PARENTS, PLEASE NOTE THE CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS THAT YOUR CHILD HAS SIGNED. YOU WILL FIND A COPY OF THIS INFORMATION UNDER THE EXPECTATIONS TAB TO THE LEFT.

Economics is something that you have been learning informally for years. Each time you deal with your time, money, or other resources, you are making economic choices. Now, we will formally study how those things affect us in the hope of becoming a better consumer, producer, and citizen. This is a required course for your graduation, but more than that, it will help you to understand the events that will be affecting you from now on.

This course is an introduction to macroeconomics. This subdivision of economics deals with economic aggregates: aggregate national income and output, government spending and taxation, money and banking, monetary policy and international trade. Microeconomics focuses on individual economic entities such as consumers and firms and emphasizes the allocation of resources and output between individual economic segments. Microeconomics is incorporated into the course as much as possible.

This is a college level course. Students may test in May to receive college credit for Macroeconomics.