Economics 333 - Macroeconomic Theory
Fall Semester 2008
Notes from class meetings
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Part 1: Introduction and basic concepts |
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August 27 |
Introduction to the course |
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August 29 |
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September 2 |
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September 4 |
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September 8 |
Measuring changes over time: growth rates and compound interest |
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Part 2: Economic growth |
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September 10 |
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September 12 |
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September 16 |
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September 18 |
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September 18 |
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September 22 September 25 September 29 |
Applying the Solow model |
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October 1 |
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October 7 |
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October 9 October 13 |
The Romer model |
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October 13 October 15 |
Solow, Romer and the sources of long-run growth |
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October 17 |
Costs of economic growth |
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Part 3: Unemployment and inflation |
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October 21 October 23 |
Employment, wages and unemployment |
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October 27 October 29 |
Money, inflation and interest rates |
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October 31 |
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Part 4: Modeling the short run |
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October 31 |
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November 4 |
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November 6 |
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November 10 |
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November 12 |
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November 14 |
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November 18 |
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November 20 |
No class meeting |
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November 24 |
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Part 5: Analyzing the short run |
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December 1 |
The IS-MP model and aggregate demand (AD graph here) |
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December 3 |
The Phillips curve and aggregate supply (AS graph here) |
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December 5 December 9 December 11 |
Understanding business cycles |
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December 18 8 am |
Final Exam |