Semester	Fall Semester, 2020
Department	Integrated Curriculum by Dept. of Economics
Course Name	Macroeconomics
Instructor	CHUANG YIH-CHYI
Credit	3.0
Course Type	Required
Prerequisite	Economic Analysis、Economics、Intro Microeconomics、Introduction to Economics、Introduction to Economics(ENG)、Principle of Economics

Course Objective

Course Description

Course Schedule

週次 Week	課程主題 Course Theme	課程內容與指定閱讀 Content and Reading Assignment	教學活動與作業 Activity and Homework	學習投入時數 Estimated time devoted to coursework per week
週次 Week	課程主題 Course Theme	課程內容與指定閱讀 Content and Reading Assignment	教學活動與作業 Activity and Homework	課堂講授 Lecture Hours	課程前後 Preparation Time
1	? A tour of the world and Taiwan	see suggested text book's corresponding chapters	lectures, class discussion & TA session	3.0	4.5
2	A tour of the world and Taiwan	see suggested text book's corresponding chapters		3.0	4.5
3	What is Macroeconomics?	see suggested text book's corresponding chapters	lectures, class discussion & TA session	3.0	4.5
4	Indices of macroeconomic variable.	see suggested text book's corresponding chapters	lectures, class discussion & TA session	3.0	4.5
5	Goods market (simple Keynesian model)	see suggested text book's corresponding chapters	lectures, class discussion & TA session	3.0	4.5
6	Goods market (simple Keynesian model)	see suggested text book's corresponding chapters	lectures, class discussion & TA session	3.0	4.5
7	Financial market	see suggested text book's corresponding chapters	lectures, class discussion & TA session	3.0	4.5
8	Money market and LM curve	see suggested text book's corresponding chapters	lectures, class discussion & TA session	3.0	4.5
9	Mid-term Exam	corresponding chapters	written exam	3.0	4.5
10	Goods and Financial markets ? IS-LM model (complete Keynesian model)	see suggested text book's corresponding chapters	lectures, class discussion & TA session	3.0	4.5
11	Goods and Financial markets ? IS-LM model (complete Keynesian model)	see suggested text book's corresponding chapters	lectures, class discussion & TA session	3.0	4.5
12	Labor market	see suggested text book's corresponding chapters	lectures, class discussion & TA session	3.0	4.5
13	Labor market	see suggested text book's corresponding chapters	lectures, class discussion & TA session	3.0	4.5
14	IS-LM model and Aggregate demand curve	see suggested text book's corresponding chapters	lectures, class discussion & TA session	3.0	4.5
15	Labor market and Aggregate Supply curve	see suggested text book's corresponding chapters	lectures, class discussion & TA session	3.0	4.5
16	? AD-AS model	see suggested text book's corresponding chapters	lectures, class discussion & TA session	3.0	4.5
17	Policy analysis	see suggested text book's corresponding chapters	lectures, class discussion & TA session	3.0	4.5
18	Final Exam	Chapters after mid-term exam	writing exam	3.0	4.5

Teaching Methods

Teaching Assistant

The course will assign a teaching assistant to help students in requalar basis.

Requirement/Grading

nNo prerequisite is required for the course.

nThere will be midterm and final exams. A number of problem sets and quizs will also be assigned during the term.

nSemester grades are determined by problem sets (30%), the midterm (35%), and the final (35%).

nExtra bonus for creative class discussion and corresponding penalty for skipping classes.

Textbook & Reference

nMacroeconomics, Olivier Blanchard, 7th ed., Prentice-Hall, 2017.

nSupplementary books:

nMacroeconomics: A Modern Approach, Robert Barro, 2008.

nMacroeconomics, Robert Hall and David Rapell, 6th ed., Norton, 2005.

nMacroeconomics, Gregory Mankiew, 3th ed., Worth, 2002.

nMacroeconomics, Robert Gordon, 9th ed., Addison-Wesley, 2003.

Urls about Course

E-learning website

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