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Intermediate Macroeconomics
FALL 2024

QU Course Number: EC 212

Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays

Time:  2:00 - 3:15 PM

Location:  Tator Hall - 114

 

Assoc. Prof. Chris Ball

Email: christopher.ball@qu.edu

Office phone: +1 203 582 8745

Office Location: 4th Floor Rocky Top Student Center

Office Hours: TBD and As Needed

 

Fall 2024 Syllabus: download

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OPTIONAL Books for the course

  1. Mankiw, Macroeconomics, 11th Edition by MacMillan PressThis is "the" standard macro textbook. Very good and well written.​  I'll reference it and use some sections, but it's optional.

  2. Garin-Lester-Sims, Intermediate Macroeconomics by Julio Garin, Robert Lester and Eric Sims. ("GLS Macro").  This is a truly modern macro textbook that is really more of an "advanced undergraduate" macro book than an "intermediate" book. The authors' site is here in case they update.

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Outline, Notes and Readings

For this course, I mostly use my own notes. I will reference the Mankiw text and will also provide links to the relevant GLS chapters as well.

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MODULE 1: Review and Macro on the Island

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​​EXAM 1: Date TBD

Practice Problems: AS-AD Review and Time Paths

Practice Problems: Setup and Aggregate Production​

Practice Problems: NeoClassical Theory of Distribution

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​MODULE 2: Money and Allocation over Time

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EXAM 2: Tuesday, November 12th

Practice Problems: The Birth of Money and MV=Py

Practice Problems: Allocation 1 Euler

Practice Problems: Real Money Market Analysis

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​MODULE 3: The Solow Growth Model and Macroeconomic Policy

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EXAM 3: Date TBD

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APPENDIX: Review of Economics and Math Notes

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