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Macro: 200
Micro: 201
Econometrics: 385
Ind Org: 345
Online resources
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Readings for Econ 200 Grayed-out readings and topics are tentative and subject to change. Blue readings are as assigned in class. |
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| Aug. 26 |
Introduction to Economics, and
to Macroeconomics Mankiw, ch. 1 |
| Aug. 28 |
Scarcity and Choice Mankiw, ch. 2 and appendix SG: ch. 1 multiple choice (MC): 1, 2, 3, 6, 19 ch. 2 Practice Problem 2 ch. 2 MC: 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18 |
| Sept. 2 |
Markets and Demand Mankiw, ch. 3; also pp. 63-71 SG: ch. 3 MC: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ch. 4 MC: 2, 5, 7 |
| Sept. 4 |
Supply and Equilibrium Mankiw, pp. 71-84 SG: ch. 4 MC: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20 |
| Sept. 9 |
Markets and Price Controls Mankiw, pp. 113-124 SG: ch. 4 Practice Problem 2 ch. 6 MC: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 |
| Sept. 11 |
Macro Transition Day Mankiw, ch. 10 SG: ch. 10 Practice Problems 1, 2, 4 MC 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Advanced Critical Thinking (ACT) problem |
| Sept. 16 |
Measuring Inflation Mankiw, ch. 11 SG: ch. 11 Practice Problem 1, 3 SG: ch. 11 MC 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 16 |
| Sept. 18 |
Inflation and Long-Run Growth Mankiw, ch. 12 and box p. 296 SG: ch. 12 MC 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16 SG: ch. 14 practice problem 2 Online ch. 12 tutorial quiz at http://websites.swlearning.com |
| Sept. 23 |
Long-Run Growth; then, the Financial System (No new reading subject to coverage on Test 1) |
| Sept. 25 |
Test day -- no new reading |
| Sept. 30 |
Test return, then: The Financial System Mankiw, ch. 13 SG: ch. 13 practice problem 3 MC: 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20 |
| Oct. 2 |
Financial Elements of
Macroeconomics Mankiw, ch. 14 SG: ch. 14 MC 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 20 |
| Oct. 7 |
Financial Markets and
Unemployment Mankiw, pp. 309-314 ch. 15 MC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Oct. 9 |
Unemployment and Its Natural
Rate Mankiw, pp. 314-331 SG: ch. 15: MC 10, 11, 12, 17, 19, 20; also, ch. 15 ACT problem |
| Oct. 14 |
Money and the Money Creation
Process Mankiw, pp. 337-349 SG: ch. 16 MC 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 15 |
| Oct. 16 |
The Federal Reserve Mankiw, pp. 357-363 SG: ch. 16 MC 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18 |
| Oct. 21 |
Money and Inflation Mankiw, pp. 363-381 SG: ch. 17 MC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 SG: ch. 17, Practice Problem 2 |
| Oct. 23 |
The Open Economy Mankiw, pp. 387-397 SG: ch. 18 practice problem 2 MC 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 |
| Oct. 28 |
Foreign Exchange Rates Mankiw, pp. 397-407 SG: ch. 18 MC 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 |
| Oct. 30 |
Short-Run Fluctuations Mankiw, pp. 435-451 SG: ch. 20 MC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 |
| Nov. 4 |
Aggregate Supply and Aggregate
Demand Mankiw, pp. 451-463 SG: ch. 20 practice problem 2 MC 6, 8, 9, 10 |
| Nov. 6 |
AS and AD in the Long Run Mankiw, pp. 463-468 SG: ch. 20 practice problems 3, 4 MC 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 |
| Nov. 11 |
Money and Aggregate Demand Mankiw, pp. 473-489 SG: ch. 21 MC 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Nov. 13 |
Test day -- no new reading |
| Nov. 18 |
Test return, then: Monetary and Fiscal Policy Mankiw, pp. 489-493 SG: ch 21 Practice Problems 1, 2, 3 MC 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20 also, Advanced Critical Thinking Problem |
| Nov. 20 |
Fiscal Policy and the Inflation-Unemployment
Tradeoff Mankiw, pp. 497-503 SG: ch. 22 MC: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Dec. 2 |
Short-Run and Long-Run
Phillips Curves Mankiw, pp. 497-521 SG: ch 22 Advanced Critical Thinking Problem MC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, 20 |
| Dec. 4 |
Five Debates about
Macroeconomic Policy Mankiw, ch. 23 SG: ch. 23 MC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15 |