Week |
Topic |
Textbook Readings |
Assignments |
| 1: Jan 19, 21 | National Income Accounting | Mankiw 1: 2-13; 2: 15-33 | |
| 2: Jan 24, 26, 28 | NIA (cont'd); Unemployment; Production | Mankiw 2: 34-37; 3: 42-53 | Data Analysis 1 due on Friday |
| 3: Jan 31, Feb 2, 4 | Aggregate Demand and Equilibrium; Money and Inflation | Mankiw 3: 53-68, 71-73; 4: 75-109 |
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| 4: Feb 7, 9, 11 | Money and Inflation; The Open Economy |
Mankiw 4: 75-109 Mankiw 5: 114-127 |
Homework 1 due on Monday Exam 1 on Wednesday |
| 5: Feb 14, 16, 18 | The Open Economy; Unemployment |
Mankiw 5: 127-142, 145-153; 6: 155-174 |
Homework 2 due on Friday |
| 6: Feb 21, 23, 25 | Economic Growth I | Mankiw 7: 180-205 | |
| 7: Feb 28, Mar 2, 4 | Economic Growth II | Mankiw 8: 207-227, 229-234 | |
| 8: Mar 7, 9, 11 | Review for Exam 2 Economic Fluctuations |
Mankiw 9: 238-255 |
Homework 3 due on Monday Exam 2 on Wednesday Analysis Paper 1 Due on Friday |
Spring Break |
Rest, relax, read ahead in Mankiw. | ||
| 9: Mar 21, 23, 25 | Aggregate Demand I | Mankiw 10: 257-279 | |
| 10: Mar 28, 30, Apr 1 | Aggregate Demand II | Mankiw 11: 281-303, 307-311 | Homework 4 due on Wednesday |
| 11: Apr 4, 6, 8 | Aggregate Demand in the Open Economy | Mankiw 12: 312-339, 341-345 | |
| 12: Apr 11, 13, 15 | Aggregate Supply |
Mankiw 13: 347-372 |
Exam 3 on Monday |
| 13: Apr 18, 20, 22 | Stabilization Policy | Mankiw 14: 380-399 Friedman: Role of Monetary Policy |
Homework 5 due on Friday |
| 14: Apr 25, 27, 29 | Government Debt | Mankiw 15: 405-428 | Data Analysis 2 due on Friday |
| 15: May 2, 4, 6 | Consumption (if we have time) What We Know, What We Don't |
Mankiw 16: 432-60; Epilogue: 519-525 |
Analysis Paper 2 due on Monday Assignment Homework 6 due on Friday |
Finals: Exam 4: |
Wednesday, May 11, 8:00 a.m. |