3.:how to use a price index to compare dollar figures from different times.the distinction between real and nominal interest rates. 4.认识到中因政府在控制通货膨胀方面付出的巨大努力和取得的出色成就。 (二)教学内容 I The Consumer Price Index l.主要内容：Definition of consumer price index(CPI),How the Consumer Price Index Is Calculated,Definition of producer price index(PPI) 2.基本概念和知识点：CPI,PpI 3.问题与应用：Compute the CPI,.PPI,Problems in Measuring the Cost of Living 第二节Correcting Economic Variables for the Effects of Inflation l.主要内容：Dollar Figures from Different Times,Indexation l.基本概念和知识点：Indexation,nominal interest rate,real interest rate 2.问题与应用：To change dollar values from one year to the next (三)思考与实践 1.Which do you think has a greater effect on the consumer price index:a 10 percent increase in the price of chicken or a 10 percent increase in the price of caviar?Why? 2.Describe the three problems that make the consumer price index an imperfect measure of the cost of living. 3.If the price of a Navy submarine rises,is the consumer price index or the GDP deflator affected more?Why? 4.Over a long period of time,the price of a candy bar rose from $0.10 to $0.60 Over the same period,the consumer price index rose from 150 to 300. Adjusted for overall inflation,how much did the price of the candy bar change? 5.Explain the meaning of nominal interest rate and real interest rate.How are they related? (四)教学方法和手段 课堂讲解，辅助多媒体教学课件 Ch25 PRODUCTIONAND GROWTH 44 3.了解：how to use a price index to compare dollar figures from different times.the distinction between real and nominal interest rates. 4.认识到中国政府在控制通货膨胀方面付出的巨大努力和取得的出色成就。 （二）教学内容 I. The Consumer Price Index 1．主要内容：Definition of consumer price index (CPI),How the Consumer Price Index Is Calculated,Definition of producer price index (PPI) 2．基本概念和知识点：CPI,PPI 3．问题与应用：Compute the CPI, PPI, Problems in Measuring the Cost of Living 第二节 Correcting Economic Variables for the Effects of Inflation 1.主要内容：Dollar Figures from Different Times, Indexation 1．基本概念和知识点：Indexation, nominal interest rate, real interest rate 2．问题与应用：To change dollar values from one year to the next （三）思考与实践 1. Which do you think has a greater effect on the consumer price index: a 10 percent increase in the price of chicken or a 10 percent increase in the price of caviar? Why? 2. Describe the three problems that make the consumer price index an imperfect measure of the cost of living. 3. If the price of a Navy submarine rises, is the consumer price index or the GDP deflator affected more? Why? 4. Over a long period of time, the price of a candy bar rose from $0.10 to $0.60. Over the same period, the consumer price index rose from 150 to 300. Adjusted for overall inflation, how much did the price of the candy bar change? 5. Explain the meaning of nominal interest rate and real interest rate. How are they related? （四）教学方法和手段 课堂讲解，辅助多媒体教学课件 Ch25 PRODUCTION AND GROWTH