Course Outline
I. Understanding and Measuring the Macro Economy
II. The Macro economy in the Short-Run
III. The Impact of Macro economic Policies on the Economy
IV. The Macro Economy in the long run
V. Open-Economy Macro
Course Calendar & Readings From Text
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8/24 |
I |
What is Macroeconomics? (Ch.1) |
8/26 |
I |
How do we measure economic activity? (Ch.2) |
8/28 |
I |
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8/31 |
II |
Consumer Optimization: consumption functions (Ch.4) |
9/2 |
II |
Consumer Optimization: consumption functions (Ch.4) |
9/4 |
II |
Consumer Optimization: consumption functions (Ch.4) |
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9/8 |
II |
Consumer optimization: labor supply functions (Ch.4) |
9/9 |
II |
Firm Profit Maximization: labor demand functions (Ch.4) |
9/11 |
II |
Firm Profit Maximization: labor demand functions (Ch.4) |
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9/14 |
II |
Firm Profit Maximization: labor demand functions (Ch.4) |
9/16 |
II |
The Consumption-Savings Decision (Ch.8) |
9/18 |
II |
The Consumption-Savings Decision (Ch.8) |
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9/21 |
II |
Firms' Investment Decisions (Ch.9) |
9/23 |
II |
Firms' Investment Decisions (Ch.9) |
9/25 |
II |
The Baumol-Tobin Model of Money Demand |
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9/28 |
II |
The Baumol-Tobin Model of Money Demand |
9/30 |
II |
The Real Business Cycle Model (Ch.9) |
10/2 |
II |
The Real Business Cycle Model (Ch.9) |
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10/5 |
III |
Exam #1 |
10/7 |
III |
Film: Commanding Heights |
10/9 |
III |
Film: Commanding Heights |
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10/12 |
III |
Columbus Day |
10/14 |
III |
Fiscal Policy: Government Spending |
10/16 |
III |
Fiscal Policy: Government Spending |
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10/19 |
III |
Fiscal Policy: Government Spending |
10/21 |
III |
Fiscal Policy: Taxes |
10/23 |
III |
Fiscal Policy: Taxes |
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10/26 |
III |
Fiscal Policy: Taxes |
10/28 |
III |
Monetary Policy |
10/30 |
III |
Monetary Policy |
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11/2 |
III |
Monetary Policy /S-LM Model (Ch.12) |
11/3 |
III |
Monetary Policy /S-LM Model (Ch.12) |
11/6 |
III |
Monetary Policy /S-LM Model (Ch.12) |
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11/9 |
III |
Monetary Policy |
11/11 |
III |
Veterans Day |
11/13 |
III |
Exam #2 |
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11/16 |
IV |
Solow Growth Model (Ch.6) |
11/18 |
IV |
Solow Growth Model (Ch.6) |
11/20 |
IV |
Solow Growth Model (Ch.6) |
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11/23 |
IV |
Solow Growth Model (Ch.6) |
11/25 |
IV |
Solow Growth Model (Ch.6) |
11/27 |
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Thanksgiving |
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11/30 |
V. |
Endogenous Growth Models (Ch.7) |
12/2 |
IV. |
Endogenous Growth Models (Ch.7) |
12/4 |
V. |
International (Ch.13) |
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12/7 |
V. |
International (Ch.13) |
12/9 |
V. |
International (Ch.13) |
12/11 |
V. |
International (Ch.13) |
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Due Dates
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8/24 |
I |
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8/26 |
I |
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8/28 |
I |
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8/31 |
II |
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9/2 |
II |
9/4 |
II |
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9/8 |
II |
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9/9 |
II |
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9/11 |
II |
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9/14 |
II |
9/16 |
II |
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9/18 |
II |
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9/21 |
II |
9/23 |
II |
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9/25 |
II |
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9/28 |
II |
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9/30 |
II |
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10/2 |
II |
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10/5 |
III |
10/7 |
III |
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10/9 |
III |
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10/12 |
III |
Columbus Day |
10/14 |
III |
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10/16 |
III |
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10/19 |
III |
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10/21 |
III |
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10/23 |
III |
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10/26 |
III |
10/28 |
III |
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10/30 |
III |
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11/2 |
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11/3 |
III |
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11/6 |
III |
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11/9 |
III |
Problem Set #8 |
11/11 |
III |
Veterans Day |
11/13 |
III |
Exam #2 |
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11/16 |
IV |
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11/18 |
IV |
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11/20 |
IV |
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11/23 |
IV |
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11/25 |
IV |
Problem Set #9 |
11/27 |
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Thanksgiving |
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11/30 |
V. |
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12/2 |
IV. |
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12/4 |
V. |
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12/7 |
V. |
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12/9 |
V. |
Problem Set #10 |
12/11 |
V. |
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Academic Economic Papers
Current economic Analysis