MACROECONOMICS   

ECO 102-01 Monday-Thursday 11:00-12:50 BB 224

ECO 102-04 Monday-Thursday 9:30-10:50 BB 224

Fall 2018

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Date

Day

Class Topic

Text Chapter

Chapter (#]; Test Yourself (TY); Discussion Questions (DQ)

Research Components

Aug 30

R

Economics; Graphs                            

1; 1 APX

DQ: 2,3; APX TY: 1-5

Sep  4

T

Scarcity and Choice

3

TY: 1-4; DQ: 4,5 

 6

R

Demand and Supply

4

TY: 1,3,5-7; DQ: 1-3,5,7

10

M

The Economy; Introduction to Macroeconomics

2,5

5: TY:2,3; DQ:3 

13

R

Macro Goals/Policy  Unemployment

6; 6 APX

TY: 1,2,5; DQ: 4,5; APX TY: 1,2,4,5

17

M

Macro Goals/Policy: Inflation

6; 6 APX

 

20

R

Exam 1    

 

24

M

Macro Goals Economic Growth

7

TY: 1,2,4,5; DQ: 1,2,4,5

24-27 M-R       Proposal Due at Meeting

27

R

Aggregate Demand and Consumption

8; 8 APX

TY: 2-4; DQ: 3,5-7

Oct 1

M

Demand Side Equilibrium

9

TY: 1

4

R

Supply Side 

10

TY: 1-4; DQ: 1-5

8

M

Fiscal Policy

11

TY: 1; DQ: 1-3

 11

R

Exam 2    

 

18

R

No class    

 

22

M

Money and Banking System

12 

TY: 1,2; DQ: 2,3,6,7

 

25

R

No class-Research Activity      

29

M

Monetary Policy

13

TY: 1,4,5,7; DQ: 1,2,4

RS A Due

 Nov  1

R

Financial Crisis and Great Recession 14 TY:3; DQ3-5

5

M

Debate over Monetary and Fiscal Policies

15

TY: 2,3; DQ:2,3,5

8

R

Budget Deficits in the Long and Short Run

16

TY: 1,2; DQ:1,2,4

12

M

Exam 3

15

R

Tradeoff between Inflation and Unemployment

17

TY: 1; DQ: 1,3-7

 RS B Due

19

M

International Trade

18; 18 APX

TY: 1; DQ: 2-4-7; APX TY: 1

 

26

M

International Monetary System

19 

TY: 1-3; DQ: 2,3,6

29

R

Exchange Rates and Macroeconomy

20 

TY: 2; DQ: 1-4,6

Dec   3

M

   

 

 

R

Discussion of Policy Questions

 10,13,15,17, 20

Questions will be distributed Nov 19

RS C Due

 

 

   

September 2, 2018              http://jgc-econ.intraweb.tcnj.edu/Courses.htm

 

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