Intermediate Macroeconomics

Econ 3334 - David Papell –Fall 2007

 

Syllabus

Lecture Notes.

Warning: These notes are not a substitute for attending class.  They do not include much of the graphical and algebraic material covered in the course.

Introduction                                                      August 21                                 Chapter 1

Measuring Economic Performance                    August 23                                 Chapter 2

The * Economy                                                August 28                                 Chapter 4.1 and 4.2

Unemployment                                                 August 30                                 Chapter 3.1 – 3.4

Short-Run Fluctuations                                     September 4                             Chapter 7.2 and 7.3

The IS-LM Model                                            September 6 and 11                 Chapter 8.1– 8.5

Inflation                                                            September 13                           Ch 9.1, 9.6-9.7

Consumption                                                    September 18                           Chapter 10.1 – 10.5

Foreign Trade and the Exchange Rate               September 20                           Chapter 12

Spending, Taxes, and the Budget Deficit            September 25                           Chapter 13

Monetary Policy                                               October 9                                Chapter 14.4 and 16.1

The Macroeconomic Policy Model                   October 11 and16                    Chapter 16.2 – 16.5

The New Normative Macroeconomics              October 18 and 23                   Chapter 17

The World Economy                                        October 25 and 30                   Chapter 18

Economic Growth                                             November 1 and 6                   Chapter 4.3 and 4.4

Technology and Economic Growth                    November 8 and 13                 Chapter 5

Growth and the World Economy                       November 15 and 27               Chapter 6

 

Homework: Fall 2007

Homework 1

Homework 2  (Due Tuesday, November 6)

Homework 3