Macroeconomics (311-0-20)

Instructors

Giorgio Primiceri

Meeting Info

Tech Institute Lecture Room 2: Tues, Thurs 12:30PM - 1:50PM

Overview of class

The subjects of this course are the causes of growth and business cycles. The course begins with a review of national income accounting and elementary income determination. We then analyze the critical determinants of growth and address the issue of what, if anything, can be done to encourage poor economies to develop. We then study the determinants of modern business cycles, unemployment and inflation. After developing an analytic framework to analyze these phenomena, we examine the role and consequences of monetary and fiscal policy.

Registration Requirements

ECON 201, ECON 202, MATH 220

Teaching Method

Lectures and TA sessions

Evaluation Method

Problem sets, two midterm exams and a final exam

Class Materials (Required)

Macroeconomics, N. Gregory Mankiw, 12th edition, McMillan, ISBN: 9781319572990 or 9781319567569

Class Attributes

Social and Behavioral Science Foundational Discipl
Social & Behavioral Sciences Distro Area

Associated Classes

DIS - TBA: Mon 3:00PM - 3:50PM

DIS - TBA: Wed 3:00PM - 3:50PM

DIS - TBA: Mon 4:00PM - 4:50PM

DIS - TBA: Wed 4:00PM - 4:50PM

DIS - TBA: Mon 4:00PM - 4:50PM

DIS - TBA: Wed 4:00PM - 4:50PM