Textbooks
The text for the course is:
Abel, Andrew B., Ben S. Bernanke, and Dean Croushore. Macroeconomics. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2007. ISBN: 9780321415547.
Readings by Session
IS-LM = Investment Saving-Liquidity preference Money supply
AS-AD = Aggregate Supply-Aggregate Demand
Course readings.
| SES # |
TOPICS |
READINGS |
| L1 |
Introduction to macroeconomics |
Chapter 1 |
| L2 |
Measuring macroeconomic variables |
Chapter 2 |
| L3 |
Production |
Chapter 3 |
| L4 |
Labor market |
Chapter 3 (cont.) |
| L5-L6 |
Consumption |
Chapter 4 |
| L7 |
Investment |
Chapter 4 (cont.) |
| L8-L9 |
Growth |
Chapter 6 |
| L10 |
Money |
Chapter 7 |
| L11-L12 |
IS-LM model |
Chapter 9 |
| L13 |
AS-AD model |
Chapter 9 (cont.) |
| L14 |
Classical business cycle |
Chapter 10 |
| L15 |
Price and wage rigidity |
Chapter 11 |
| L16-L17 |
Monetary policy |
Chapter 14 |
| L18-L19 |
Fiscal policy |
Chapter 15 |
| L20 |
Current crisis |
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| L21 |
Current policy debates |
|
| L22 |
Open economy |
Chapter 5 |
| L23 |
Policy in an open economy |
Chapter 13 |
| L24 |
Global imbalances |
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