CFA Level I Economics

CFA exam candidates often struggle with the Economics material. On the surface the concepts seem straight forward but when faced with exam style questions, many candidates seem unable to target the signals needed to eliminate the distractors.

This module cracks the exam code by showing you how to:

  • Recognize key economic concepts required to answer multipart questions.

  • Correctly calculate and interpret elasticity measures and their qualitative relationships.

  • Interpret and link monetary and fiscal policies with interest rates, inflation and exchange rates.

  • Easily remember and interpret IS and LM fundamental relationships.

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CFA Level I Economics

There are 10 sections included in this module:

  • 2

    CFA Study Materials

    • Level I Economics Welcome

    • Study Notes - Study Session 3

    • Study Notes - Study Session 4

  • 3

    Topics in Demand and Supply Analysis

    • Eco Intro

    • Topics in Demand and Supply Intro

    • Topics in Demand and Supply Analysis Lesson

    • Quick Teaching Video Clips Introduction

    • Consumer and Producer Surplus

    • Elasticity

    • Cross Price Elasticity Calculation

    • Income Elasticity Calculation

    • Membership Fee Example

  • 4

    The Firm and Market Structures

    • The Firm and Market Structures Intro

    • The Firm and Market Structures Lesson

    • Quick Teaching Video Clips Intro

    • Price Elasticity

    • Perfect Competion

    • Profit Maximizing Output

    • LR EQBM Perfect Comp vs Monopolistic Comp

    • Nash Equilibrium

    • HHI Concentration Ratio

  • 5

    Aggregate Output, Prices, and Economic Growth

    • Aggregate Output, Prices and Economic Growth Intro

    • Aggregate Output, Prices and Economic Growth Lesson

    • Quick Teaching Video Clips Intro

    • Savings and Investments Fundamental Relationship

    • Output Gap

  • 6

    Understanding Business Cycles

    • Understanding Business Cycles Intro

    • Understanding Business Cycles Lesson

  • 7

    Monetary & Fiscal Policy

    • Monetary and Fiscal Policy Intro

    • Monetary and Fiscal Policy Lesson

    • Quick Teaching Video Clips Intro

    • Government and Tax Multipliers

  • 8

    International Trade and Capital Flows

    • International Trade and Capital Flows Intro

    • International Trade and Capital Flows Lesson

    • Quick Teaching Video Clips Intro

    • Tariffs

  • 9

    Currency Exchange Rates

    • Currency Exchange Rates Intro

    • Currency Exchange Rates Lesson

    • Quick Teaching Video Clips Intro

    • Forward Points

    • Interest Rate Parity

  • 10

    Practice Questions

    • Practice Questions Intro

    • Economics Quiz 1

    • Economics Quiz 2

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CFA Level I Economics Module