SemesterSpring Semester, 2021
DepartmentThe International Master Program of Applied Economics and Social Development (IMES) , First Year The International Master Program of Applied Economics and Social Development (IMES) , Second Year
Course NameTopic on Macroeconomics
InstructorCHU SHIOU-YEN
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

 


































































































































































Week



 

Topic



 

Content and Reading Assignment

Teaching Activities and Homework

Student workload expectation

In-class Hours

Outside-of-class Hours

1 (2/23)

Introduction

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TBA



 

3.0

4.5

2 (3/2)

Economic Measurement:



Gross Domestic Product

Ch2

TBA

3.0

4.5

3 (3/9)

Economic Measurement:



Inflation

Ch2

TBA

3.0

4.5

4 (3/16)

Economic Measurement:



Unemployment

Ch2

TBA

3.0

4.5

5 (3/23)

Business Cycle

Ch3

TBA

3.0

4.5

6 (3/30)

Economic Growth

Ch7

TBA

3.0

4.5

7 (4/6)

Income Disparity

Ch8

TBA

3.0

4.5

8 (4/13)

Savings and Investment

Ch9

TBA

3.0

4.5

9 (4/20)

Reference for Term Paper Due

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TBA

3.0

4.5

10 (4/27)

Credit Frictions, Financial Crises, and Social Security

Ch10

TBA

3.0

4.5

11 (5/4)

Money and Banking I

Ch12

TBA

3.0

4.5

12 (5/11)

Money and Banking II

Ch12

TBA

3.0

4.5

13 (5/18)

Monetary Policies



Ch15

TBA

3.0

4.5

14 (5/25)

Fiscal Policies



Ch15

TBA

3.0

4.5

15 (6/1)

Open Economy Issues I

Ch16

TBA

3.0

4.5

16 (6/8)

Open Economy Issues II

Ch17

TBA

3.0

4.5

17 (6/15)

Financial Markets

Ch18

TBA

3.0

4.5

18 (6/22)

Term Paper Due  

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3.0

4.5


 


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

None.


Requirement/Grading

Your grade will be determined by several problem sets/assignments (50%), one in-class presentation (25%) and one term paper (25%). More details regarding the presentation and final term paper will be released during class. Students are encouraged to collaborate on assignments, but each must submit his/her own work. Some assignments require individual classroom demonstrations.


Textbook & Reference

 



Williamson, S. 2018. Macroeconomics, 6th edition.


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