VEE Economics
Study microeconomics and macroeconomics, the subject area the SOA requires for its VEE Economics credit.
Learning Objectives
5 objectivesExplain how consumers and firms make choices, and how supply, demand, elasticity and market structure set prices.
Explain profitability under competition and under imperfect competition.
Measure and compare national economies using macroeconomic measures such as GDP.
Explain how fiscal and monetary policy, money and interest rates affect the economy, financial markets and businesses.
Explain the role of international trade, exchange rates and savings and consumption in an economy.
Programme Outline
2 topicsMicroeconomics
Utility and consumer choice, the elasticity and interaction of supply and demand, firms' pricing and production decisions, and competitive and imperfectly competitive markets.
Macroeconomics
National income measures, public finances, fiscal and monetary policy, money and interest rates, international trade and exchange rates, and how policy affects business.
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