Economics 209: Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory


Block 7 -- Mar. 27 - Apr. 19, 2000 


Detailed Schedule


 
For Class On:
Read, Attend or Be Prepared to Discuss/Do:
Monday March 27 --Class Introduction

--No Reading

--10:30 A.M. Palmer 20 Computer Lab: E-Mail and Web Directions

--1:00 - 3:00 P.M. individuals work on Web Sites in Econ Dept. Computer Lab, Palmer 106

Tuesday March 28 --Froyen, Chap. 1: Introduction

--Froyen, Chap. 2: Measurement of Macroeconomic Variables

--Econ Report, "Economic Report of the President" (pp.3-7)

--1:00 - 3:00 P.M. individuals work on Web Sites in Econ Dept. Computer Lab, Palmer 106

Wednesday March 29 --Froyen, Chap. 3: Classical Macroeconomics (I): Equilibrium Output and Employment

--Econ Report, Chap. 1: Sustaining A Record-Breaking Expansion

--1:00 - 3:00 P.M. individuals work on Web Sites in Econ Dept. Computer Lab, Palmer 106

Thursday March 30 --Froyen, Chap. 4: Classical Macroeconomics (II): Money, Prices, and Interest

--Econ Report, Chap. 2: Macroeconomic Policy and Performance

Friday March 31 --Froyen, Chap. 5: The Keynesian System (I): The Role of Aggregate Demand

--Econ Report, Chap. 3: Technology and the American Economy

Monday April 3 --Froyen, Chap. 6: The Keynesian System (II): Money, Interest, and Income

--Econ Report, Chap. 4: Work and Learning in the 21st Century

Tuesday April 4 --Froyen, Chap. 7: The Keynesian System (III): Policy Effects in the IS-LM Model
Wednesday April 5 --Froyen, Chap. 8: The Keynesian System (IV): Aggregate Supply and Demand
Thursday April 6 --In-Class Catch-up and Review
Friday April 7 --Mid-Block Exam
Monday April 10 --Froyen, Chap. 9: The Monetarist Counterrevolution

--Econ Report, Chap. 5: The Changing American Family

Tuesday April 11 --Froyen, Chap. 10: Output, Inflation, and Unemployment: Monetarist and Keynesian Views

--Econ Report, Chap. 6: Opportunity and Challenge in the Global Economy

Wednesday April 12 --Froyen, Chap. 13: Macroeconomic Models: A Summary

--Econ Report, Chap. 7: Making Markets Work for the Environment

Thursday April 13 --Froyen, Chap. 18: Fiscal Policy

--Econ Report, Conclusion: A Century of Change: New Opportunities for the Future

Friday April 14 --Froyen, Chap. 19: Monetary Policy
Monday April 17 --End-of-Block Exam
Tuesday April 18 --Independent Work on Course Paper, Notebook
Wednesday April 19 --Paper and Notebook Due by Noon
 

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