Economics 311, Winter, 2007
Textbook: Olivier Blanchard, Macroeconomics, 4th edition.
Figures for Lecture 1, Jan. 4.
Figures 58 and 59 were used in Lecture 2, Jan. 9.
Notes for Lecture 3, Jan. 11.
Notes for Lecture 4, Jan. 16.
Notes for Lecture 5, Jan. 18.
Notes for Lecture 7, Jan. 25.
Notes for Lecture 9, February 1.
Notes for Lecture 10, February 6.
Notes for Lecture 11, February 8.
Notes for Lecture 12, February 13.
Notes for Lecture 13, February 15.
Notes for Lecture 15, February 22.
Notes for Lecture 16, February 27.
Notes for Lecture 17, March 1.
Second Midterm:
Material in book to be covered: New material since 1st midterm – Chapters 6, 7; Chapter 22.2, (not 22.3), 24.1.
Material in Lectures 9 – 13 will be covered, as well as homework material.
Homeworks are due at 5pm on the
Wednesday after they are assigned in the box of your TA.
Homework #1, due January 10: questions 5 and 6, page 18 in text.
Homework #2, due January 17.
Homework #3, due January 25: question 5, p. 86; questions 2 and 4, page 111; question 6(a)-(d), page 112
Homework #4, due February 7: question 7, page 112; questions 5, 6, 7, p. 135.
Homework #5, due February 14: questions 5, 6, 7, 8, page 162.
Homework #6, due February 28.
Midterm scores: the final grade will be computed from the overall course score, but the following will give you a rough idea of where you stand:
90 and above: solid A territory.
86 to 89 – on boundary of A’s and B’s
70 to 85: this is the region of B’s.
36 to 69: region of C’s
Below 40: please bring that score up!
Economic Data:
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Nice overview of main aggregate |
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Fabulous, downloadable source of US data: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis |
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Particularly good for Historical Data - National Bureau of Economic Research |
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Downloadable source of US National Income and Product data, in many cases going back to 1929 - Bureau of Economic Analysis |
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Data on Assets and Liabilities of Various Sectors of the Economy, not convenient for downloading: Flow of Funds Accounts |
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Data From the Bureau of the Census. |
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European Data: Eurostat |
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Tons of data for lots of countries: economagic |
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Other data (including international data) |
Excellent sources for economic news and analysis include the New York Times, the Economist Magazine, as well as some of the speeches of federal reserve governors.
Various interesting and informative blogs: Dave Altig, Brad Delong, Greg Mankiw
Past Exams: