principle of macroeconomics: Miin Ouyang

Min Ouyang

Econ 20B – Spring 2008

Principle of Macroeconomics

Syllabus

Announcement

· June 4^th, Sample Final Posted.

· June 4^th, Final will cover chapters 23, 24, 25, 28, and 33.

· May 21^st, Answer Key to sample second midterm posted.

· May 20^th, Problem Sets 4, 5, and 6 posted.

· May 19^th, sample second midterm posted.

· April 28^th, answer Key to the first midterm posted.

· April 21^st: additional problem sets 1, 2, 3, their answer keys, and the sample first midterm posted.

· There are no discussion sessions during the first week.

Time and Location of the Lecture:

Tue & Thu 2:00 – 3:20 p.m., BS3 1200

Teaching Assistants:

Head TA, Beverly Andrews, bandrews@uci.edu. OH: Tue, 12:30-1:30pm&3:30-4:30pm. SST 228.

Hyeok Min, hmin@uci.edu. OH: Mon, 3:00-5:00pm. SSPA 3126.

Lecture Outline

Note: the lecture notes are usually posted on Monday and updated on Thursday every week (a red star indicates that this chapter will be covered in the final). Lecture,

Week	Topic	Chapters
Week #1	The Data of Macroeconomics*	23,
Week #2	Measuring GDP and the cost of living*	24,
Week #3	Production and Growth*	25
Week #4	Production and Growth*	25
	April 29: First Midterm Exam
Week #5	Saving, Investment, and the Financial System	26,
Week #6	The Basic Tool of Finance	27
Week #7	Unemployment*	28
Week #8	Aggregate supply and aggregate demand.*	33
May 22: Second Midterm Exam
Week #9	The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand	34
Week #10	The Short-run Tradeoff between Inflation and Unemployment	35
June 12: Final Exam