Weekly Schedule Econ 100

 

 

 

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

 

WEEK

TOPIC

READING

September 24

Economics Defined

Incentives

Methods and Assumptions of Economic Analysis

 

Web Readings (WR)

Wheelan

W

Ch 1

October

1

Economic Systems

  • Tradition

  • Command

  • Market

 Adam Smith and Harmony of self-interest

 

 

WR

2

 

October

8

Market System

  • Trade

  • Consequences of trade

  • Supply and demand a model of trade

 

WR

 

 

October

15

Exam October 16

Competing Analytical Frameworks

  • Smith

  • Marx

  • Keynes

 

 

WR

 

 

October

22

Role of Government  

 W

3 & 4

WR

 

October

29

Microeconomic Issues

 

W

5 & 6

WR

 

November

5

Exam November 5

Capitalism, Economic Growth and the financial system

 

 

W

7

WR

 

November

12

 

No class November 12 (Veterans Day)

Macroeconomics

  • Unemployment
  • Inflation
  • GDP

 

After Exam

W

9

WR

 

November

19

 

Macroeconomic Policy

  • Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy

No class November 22 & 23 (Thanksgiving Holiday)

 

W

10

WR

 

November

26

 

Globalization

  • Impact on the developed and developing world

 

W

11

WR

 

December

3

 

Globalization

  • Impact on the less developed world

Last day of class December 5  

Final Exam Tuesday Dec 7th 11:00-1:00

 

W

12

WR