Arnold O. Beckman High School · Irvine, CA

Think clearly.
Compete kindly.

Your home base for the Youth Economics Initiative — sharpen your intuition, prep for every meet, and learn economics that sticks.

Microeconomics ✦Macroeconomics ✦Financial literacy ✦Current events ✦Economic Olympiad ✦Microeconomics ✦
01 / Meet prep

Walk in ready.

A small set of high-leverage things to finish before we meet. Your progress stays on this device.

Qualifier checklist

0 of 5 essentials complete

  • Review supply & demand shifts
  • Complete the 20-question warmup set
  • Read this week’s current-events brief
  • Practice calculator shortcuts
  • Pack ID, pencils, and water
CLUB MEET #04

Monday agenda

3:20–4:30
Market signals sprintTeams · 15 min
Case study: inflationWhole group · 25 min
Olympiad rapid roundPairs · 20 min
Qualifier logisticsLeadership · 5 min
02 / Calendar

Know what’s next.

Club meetings, deadlines, and competition milestones — all in one place.

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OCT
07 · MON

Club Meet #4: Inflation & Indicators

3:20 PM · Room 305

MEETING
OCT
14 · MON

Qualifier practice exam

3:20 PM · Library Lab

PRACTICE
OCT
19 · SAT

California Economics Challenge qualifier

8:30 AM · Beckman High School

COMPETITION
OCT
21 · MON

Debrief + game theory workshop

3:20 PM · Room 305

MEETING
03 / Study vault

Study smarter.

Core guide · Micro

Microeconomics field guide

Elasticity, consumer choice, production, and the market models worth knowing cold.

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Core guide · Macro

Macro in 40 diagrams

A visual review of GDP, inflation, policy tools, exchange rates, and business cycles.

Open guide ↗
Practice set · 25 Qs

Olympiad warmup #3

Timed multiple-choice questions with worked solutions and topic tags.

Start set ↗
Weekly brief

What moved the markets?

Three current events, key vocabulary, and the economic reasoning behind the headlines.

Read brief ↗
Skill builder

Money, choices & tradeoffs

A practical primer on saving, credit, investing, and evaluating a decision.

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Competition toolkit

Test-day playbook

Time management, calculator moves, and the smartest way to approach unfamiliar questions.

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