Lebanese Baccalaureate - Economics & Sociology (SE) study plan
Lebanese Baccalaureate - Economics & Sociology (SE) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Microeconomics: consumer and producer behaviour, demand and supply, market equilibrium, elasticity & Macroeconomics: national accounts, GDP, growth, consumption, investment and the multiplier
Define and compute price, income and cross elasticities from given numeric data
Derive market equilibrium algebraically and predict the effect of a shift in demand or supply on price and quantity
Distinguish GDP, GNP and national income, and compute each from a simplified set of accounts
Explain the consumption function and calculate the simple multiplier
Your checkpoint
A one-page worked problem set: 3 elasticity calculations, 1 equilibrium shift diagram described in words, and 1 GDP/multiplier exercise, all with answers.
Macroeconomics: national accounts, GDP, growth, consumption, investment and the multiplier & Microeconomics: consumer and producer behaviour, demand and supply, market equilibrium, elasticity
Construct the expenditure approach to GDP and identify which transactions are excluded
Distinguish nominal from real GDP and compute a simple price index
Apply the multiplier to a change in autonomous investment and interpret the result
Compare consumer surplus and producer surplus outcomes under a price ceiling and a price floor
Your checkpoint
A 400-word written explanation of how a rise in investment spending propagates through the economy, supported by a numeric multiplier example.
Market structures, competition, price formation and business organisation & Money, banking, inflation, monetary policy and the financial system
Classify markets into perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly and monopolistic competition by their defining features
Explain how price is formed under each structure and contrast short-run and long-run outcomes
Describe the functions of money and the main aggregates used to measure the money supply
Explain how commercial banks create deposits and identify the role of the central bank
Your checkpoint
A comparison table of the four market structures (number of firms, entry barriers, price-setting power, long-run profit) plus a 150-word note on bank deposit creation.
Money, banking, inflation, monetary policy and the financial system & Public finance, taxation, budget policy and the role of the state in the economy
Distinguish demand-pull from cost-push inflation and identify the winners and losers of unanticipated inflation
Explain the transmission channels of monetary policy and evaluate one expansionary and one contractionary stance
Distinguish direct from indirect taxes and progressive from regressive systems
Interpret the main headings of a government budget and explain the difference between a deficit and the public debt
Your checkpoint
A timed 45-minute written response to one monetary-policy question and one budget/taxation question, self-marked against a checklist.
International trade, balance of payments, exchange rates and economic integration & Development economics, unemployment, poverty and economic policy in Lebanon
Record a set of international transactions in the balance of payments and identify the current and capital/financial accounts
Explain how a floating exchange rate adjusts and distinguish appreciation from depreciation
Distinguish the types of economic integration from a free trade area to a monetary union
Classify unemployment by type and explain the measurement and limitations of the unemployment rate
Your checkpoint
A completed balance-of-payments table from a supplied transaction list, plus a 200-word analysis of how a currency depreciation affects the trade balance.
Development economics, unemployment, poverty and economic policy in Lebanon & Social change, globalisation, migration, demography and contemporary Lebanese society
Explain the main indicators used to measure poverty and development and contrast them with GDP per capita
Evaluate two economic policy responses to unemployment in a small open economy
Describe the structural features of the Lebanese economy and connect them to a current policy challenge
Explain how demographic transition and migration reshape the labour force and dependency ratio
Your checkpoint
A 500-word policy brief on one Lebanese economic challenge (unemployment, poverty or emigration), citing at least three structural causes.
Foundations of sociology: schools of thought, key concepts, methods of social inquiry & Social structures and institutions: family, education, work, religion, stratification and mobility
Summarise the core claims of the main sociological schools of thought and contrast at least two of them
Distinguish the main methods of social inquiry and select an appropriate method for a stated research question
Analyse the family, education and work as institutions performing identifiable social functions
Distinguish caste, class and status and explain the mechanisms of social mobility
Your checkpoint
A short research design (300 words) proposing a question, a method and a justification, plus a table mapping three institutions to their functions.
Foundations of sociology: schools of thought, key concepts, methods of social inquiry & Social change, globalisation, migration, demography and contemporary Lebanese society & Microeconomics: consumer and producer behaviour, demand and supply, market equilibrium, elasticity & Macroeconomics: national accounts, GDP, growth, consumption, investment and the multiplier
Synthesise the full syllabus by answering one integrated question spanning economics and sociology
Recall and apply key definitions and formulas from all ten domains under timed conditions
Identify and close the three weakest domains flagged by earlier self-assessment
Practise structuring essay answers with a clear thesis, evidence and conclusion
Your checkpoint
A full mock exam taken under timed conditions, self-marked with a written list of the three weakest domains and a revision checklist for each.
Milestones
Week 2: Can compute all three elasticities, find market equilibrium, and calculate the multiplier from memory without notes.
Week 4: Scores at least 70% on the self-marked monetary policy and budget/taxation responses.
Week 6: Can complete a balance-of-payments table and write a structured 500-word policy brief within 60 minutes.
Week 8: Mock exam completed within time with a written diagnosis of the three weakest domains and a closing revision plan.