Fourth Hour Schedule

Econ 100 

Clashing Views in Macroeconomics


 

 

Main Class

4th hour

Assignment

 

M, W, 8:35-9:50 am

F: 9-9:50 am

 

W Jan 29

Introduction

 

 

F Jan 31 Writing and Speaking

M Febr 3

What is Economics

 

 

W Febr 5

Ditto, C&F

 

 

F Febr 7

 

How do markets work

Due: 1 page on why economists disagree

M Febr 10

How do we decide

 

Due: 1 page on why you believe what you believe

W Febr 12

Poverty

 

 

F Febr 14

 

Poverty cont.

 

M Febr 17

Discussion of your newspaper article

 

Due: Your newspaper article with a short analysis on where it fits in the poverty discussion

W Febr 19

Social contracts differ

 

 

F Febr 21

 

Excell lab

 

M Febr 24

GDP: meaning and measuring

 

 

W Febr 26

dito

 

 

F Febr 28

 

GDP exercise

Due: Real and nominal GDP due

M March 3

Growth, welfare&inequality

 

 

W March 5

Unemployment &inflation

 

 

F March 7

 

Debate on inequality

Prep for debate

M March 10

The economy w/o G

 

 

W March 12

Ditto

 

 

F March 14

 

 Exam

Exam Prep

M March 17

Midsemester Break

 

 

W March 19

Ditto

 

 

F March 21

Ditto

 

 

M March 24

The econ.w/oG cont.

 

 

W March 26

The econ w. G

 

 

F March 28

 

Exercises with multiplier

Homework

M March 31

Do deficits matter?

 

 

W April 2

Tax cut of 2001

 

 

F April 4

 

Debate on Tax Cut

Prep for debate

M April 7

Tax cut of 2003

 

 

W April 9

Econ Consequences of War

 

 

F April 11

 

Debate on Tax Cut

Prep for debate

M April 14

The Banking System and Monetary Policy

 

 

W April 16

Ditto

 

 

F April 18

 

 

 

M April 21

Ditto

 

 

W April 23

AD – AS

 

 

F April 25

 

The int’l economy

 

M April 28

The internat’l economy

 

 

W April 30

Ditto

 

 

F May 3

 

Debate on free trade

Prep for debate

M May 5

Ditto

 

 

Last day of classes: May 6

 

 

 

   


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