principle of macroeconomics: Miin Ouyang

Min Ouyang

Econ 20B – Fall 2011

Principle of Macroeconomics

Syllabus

Announcement

· No Aplia for week one.

· No Discussion for Week one.

· Temporary Aplia course key should be: T5XY-P5ZL-ZQAJ until Oct 12, 2011.

Time and Location of the Lecture:

Mon, Wed, Fri, 4:00– 4:50 p.m., SSLH100

Teaching Assistants, Discussion Sessions, and Office Hours:

TBA

Lecture Outline

Note: the lecture notes are usually posted on Monday and updated on Thursday every week. A * indicates that this chapter will be covered in the final.

Week	Topic	Chapters
Week #1	The Data of Macroeconomics Measuring GDP	23
Week #2	measuring the cost of living	24
Week #3	Production and Growth	25
Week #4	Saving, Investment, and the Financial System	26
	Oct 21: First Midterm Exam
Week #5	Saving, Investment, and the Financial System	26, 27
Week #6	The Basic Tool of Finance	27
Week #7	Unemployment	28
Week #8	Aggregate supply and aggregate demand.	33
Nov 18: 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
Dec 7: Final Exam 4:00pm-6:00pm

Weekly Problem Sets, usually due on Sundays at 11:45 pm.

http://econ.aplia.com

Additional Problem Sets (Available in hard copy during discussion sessions and posted before each exam)

Optional Assignment

Student Price Index.

Sample Exams

Additional Readings

Estimated Grades

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