<p>I am currently figuring out my schedule and I really want to take ap economics but my school offers both. I was just wondering what the difference was and if one was harder than the other. Thanks!!</p>
<p>I don’t know about your school, but my school offers them both as a semester class, and usually you take them both in one block (Macro for first semester, Micro for second semester, for instance). </p>
<p>But to put it really simply, the differences are seen in the names. Macroeconomics is economics on the large scale (entire countries, industries, companies, governments, etc.) while Microeconomics is the study on a much smaller scale (people, the individual consumer, etc.).</p>
<p>Macroeconomics focuses on the economy as a whole and microeconomics focuses on individual interactions. I am taking AP macroeconomics right now and find it to be pretty easy and I am able to understand the concepts without too much effort. I don’t microeconomics would much more difficult so I’d pick the one you were more interested in learning about. Hope I helped some!</p>
<p>The other two posters are completely correct. My school only offers macro, which is a bummer.</p>
<p>Macro>micro. For me, at least. I find microeconomics to be insufferably boring in comparison, though not more difficult (unless maths are not your strong point). I just find it more interesting to analyze the differences between Marx’s and Malthus’ viewpoints than to calculate the elasticity of a given product. Now, if you want to set up a business, you’ll probably like micro better.</p>