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WEEKLY
SCHEDULE
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WEEK
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TOPIC
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READING
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I
March
31
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Introduction/Review
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Definitions, Economics Systems,
Economic Institutions and Policy
- How
markets work, supply, demand, production possibilities and efficiency.
Current
Events
Introduction
to Macroeconomics
- Business
cycle
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Contraction
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Colander
Preface for students xi-xiv
Ch
1, 2,3 4 & 6
Reading One
Island
NPR
NYTimes
Questions for NY Times
Artile
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II
April
7
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Tracking
the Macroeconomy
- Business
Cycle
- Unemployment
rate
- Price
Index
Current Events
- Microfinance
(April 10 Quiet Dining Room)
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Colander
6
Inflation Data Link
Current Event
NY Times
Grameen Foundation
Global Partnerships
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III
April
14
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Measuring the
Macroeconomy
Long
Run Growth
- Savings
- Investment
spending
- Financial
System
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Colander
7 & 8
GDP
PPI
Inflation in China
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IV
April
21
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Exam
1 April 21st
Short
Run Growth
- Aggregate
Supply
- Aggregate
Demand
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Colander
9
Debt
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V
April
28
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Short
Run Growth
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Colander
10
Aggregate Supply and Demand
Forecasting
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VI
May
5
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Exam
2
May 5th
Money,
Banking, and the Federal Reserve System
- Money
- Money
creation
- Federal
Reserve
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Colander
11
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VII
May
12
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Colander
12 & 13
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VIII
May
19
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Quiz
Monetary
Policy
- Money
Demand
- Federal
Reserve Policy
- Phillips
Curve
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Colander
13
Fed Minutes
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IX
May
26
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No Class May 26
Taxes, Budgets
and Fiscal Policy
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Fiscal Policy
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Public Finance
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Deficits and
Debt
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Colander
14 & 15
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X
June
4
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International
Finance and Finance
- Comparative
advantage
- Sources
of comparative Advantage
- Protectionism
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Balance of
Payments
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Foreign Exchange
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Exchange Rate
Regimes
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Colander
17 & 18
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XI
June
9
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NO CLASS June 10
Final
Exam
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