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Econ 302: Intermediate Macroeconomics
Current Semester: Spring 2011
Section 01:
Meets T R from 12:30pm - 1:45pm in HH1301
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This course is an intermediate level course in macroeconomic theory and in its application. We will examine the modern market economy with a view towards trying to understand fluctuations in national income, output, employment, prices and exchange rates and the implication of such changes for business decisions. We will examine the goods, financial, and labor markets, and the role of government and the Federal Reserve in maintaining a strong and vibrant economy. In doing so, we will analyze the effects of monetary policy, fiscal policies, and other macroeconomic events on economic activity. We will also focus on the determinants of economic growth, namely, capital accumulation and technological progress.
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Intermediate Macroeconomics, ECON 302-01, Spring 2011 Professor Yamin S Ahmad |
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ECON 302-01 meets T R in HH1301 at 12:30pmYour course key is: 8PXU-WN8B-K3RC
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Lectures
Note: These lecture notes are not meant as a substitute for your own class notes. Rather, they are meant to assist you in taking class notes. In no cases are they complete representations of the course material, and in most cases, they will not be comprehensible without having attended class.
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Readings: (B - Blanchard; M - Mankiw) | |
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| 1 | Introduction National Income and Product Accounts |
B: Skim chapters 1 - 2 |
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| 2 | Review of Mathematical Concepts Business Cycle Facts |
Lecture 2 | Lecture 2.pdf | Math Review Notes Calculus and Stats Review Notes |
| 3 | Introduction to Aggregate Demand-Aggregate Supply | Lecture 3 | Lecture 3.pdf | B: 3, 4.1-4.2 M: 3.3-3.4, 9.3 - 10.1 |
| 4 | The Keynesian/Aggegate Expenditures Model | Lecture 4 | Lecture 4.pdf | |
| 5 | Goods Market Equilibrium - the IS Curve; Money Market Equilibrium - the LM Curve | Lecture 5 | Lecture 5.pdf | B:5, 7 M: 10 |
| 6 | Effects of Policy Actions in IS-LM Framework; Deriving Aggregate Demand | Lecture 6 | Lecture 6.pdf | B: 5,7 M: 11 |
| 7 | The Labor Market; Theories of Aggregate Supply |
Lecture 7 | Lecture 7.pdf | B: 7 M: 13.1 |
| 8 | The Phillips Curve; Expectations; Policy Ineffectiveness Proposition; Menu Costs and Coordination Failure | Lecture 8 | Lecture 8.pdf | B: 8 ,9 M: 13.2 - 13.3 |
| 9 | Stabilization Policy; Barro Gordon Model | Lecture 9 | Lecture 9.pdf | M: 15 |
| 10 | The Small Open Economy | Lecture 10 | Lecture 10.pdf | B: 18, 19 M: 5 |
| 11 | The Mundell-Fleming Model | Lecture 11 | Lecture 11.pdf | B: 19, 20 M: 12 |
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| 11 | Microfoundations of Consumption; Ricardian Equivalence | Lecture 12 | Lecture 12.pdf | B: 16-1 M: 17 |
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| 13 | National Income in the Long Run | Lecture 13 | Lecture 13.pdf | B: 10 M: 3 |
| Economic Growth: The Solow Growth Model I | Lecture 14 | Lecture 14.pdf | B: 11, 12 M: 7 |
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| 14 | Economic Growth: Solow Growth Model II | Lecture 15 | Lecture 15.pdf | M:8 |
| 15 | Endogenous Growth Theory | Lecture 16 | Lecture 16.pdf | B: 13 M: 8 |
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Practice Problem Sets
The problem sets here are to be turned in on the dates shown. Please contact me if you have any questions.
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Problem Set |
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Questions to be turned in |
Due Date |
| Problem Set 1 Solution Excel spreadsheet with solutions |
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| Problem Set 2 | Problem Set 2 Solutions | ||
| Problem Set 3 | Problem Set 3 Solutions | ||
| Problem Set 4 | Problem Set 4 Solutions | ||
| Problem Set 5 | Problem Set 5 Solutions |
Exams
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Exams This Semester
Exams and their solutions will be posted here after you have taken them.
Midterm Exam (Due date: TBA)
Midterm Exam Solutions
Final Exam Final Exam Solutions (Due date: TBA).
(For the exam above, if you answer question 5, you may find the presentation slides by Dr. James Murray useful)
Sample Exams and Past Exams
Spring 2010