MACROECONOMICS  

ECO 102-03  T-F   9:30   BB 104

ECO 102-04   T-F   12:30   BB 104

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Date

Day

Class Topic

Text Chapter

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

Research Components

Jan 24

T

Economics; Graphs                            

1; 1 APX

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

27

F

Scarcity and Choice

3

TY: 1-4; DQ: 4,5 

   31

T

Demand and Supply

4

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

Feb 3

F

The Economy; Introduction to Macroeconomics

2,5

5: TY:2,3; DQ:3 

7

T

Macro Goals/Policy  Unemployment

6; 6 APX

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

10

F

Macro Goals/Policy: Inflation

6; 6 APX

 

14

T

Economic Growth

7

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

17

F

Exam 1    

21-24 T-F     Proposal Due at Meeting

21

T

Aggregate Demand and Consumption

8; 8 APX

TY: 1

24

F

Demand Side Equilibrium

9

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

28

T

Supply Side 

10

TY: 1-4; DQ: 1-5

Mar 3

F

Fiscal Policy

11

TY: 1; DQ: 1-3

 7

T

Exam 2

 

10

F

 No class    

 

21

T

Money and Banking System

12 

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

RS A Due

24

F

Monetary Policy

13

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

28

T

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

 31

F

Debate over Monetary and Fiscal Policies

15

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

Apr   4

T

Budget Deficits in the Long and Short Run

16

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

7

F

Exam 3

11

T

Research Activity

 

14

F

Tradeoff between Inflation and Unemployment

17

TY: 1; DQ: 1,3-7

 RS B Due

18

T

International Trade

18; 18 APX

TY: 1; DQ: 2-4-7; APX TY: 1

21

F

International Monetary System

19 

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

25

T

Exchange Rates and Macroeconomy

20 

TY: 2; DQ: 1-4,6-8

28

F

Discussion of Policy Questions *

 10,13,15,17, 20

 

RS C Due

May   2

T

Exam 4 A

 

 5

Exam 4 B

 

* Material will be distributed in class  

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