Week
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Topic
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Content and Reading Assignment |
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1 (9/3) |
Introduction |
Ch 1 |
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2 (9/10) |
Measurement & Business Cycle Measurement |
Ch 2&3 |
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3 (9/17) |
Measurement & Business Cycle Measurement |
Ch 2&3 |
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4 (9/24) |
Consumer and Firm Behavior: The Work-Leisure Decision and Profit Maximization |
Ch 4 |
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5 (10/1) |
Consumer and Firm Behavior: The Work-Leisure Decision and Profit Maximization |
Ch 4 |
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6 (10/8) |
Consumer and Firm Behavior: The Work-Leisure Decision and Profit Maximization |
Ch 4 |
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7 (10/15) |
Midterm Exam |
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8 (10/22) |
A Closed Economy One-period Macroeconomic Model |
Ch 5 |
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9 (10/29) |
A Closed Economy One-period Macroeconomic Model |
Ch 5 |
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10 (11/5) |
Economic Growth |
Ch 7&8 |
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11 (11/12) |
Economic Growth |
Ch 7&8 |
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12 (11/19) |
Economic Growth |
Ch 7&8 |
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13 (11/26) |
A Two-period Model: The Consumption-Savings Decision and Credit Markets |
Ch 9 |
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14 (12/3) |
A Two-period Model: The Consumption-Savings Decision and Credit Markets |
Ch 9 |
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15 (12/10) |
Final Exam (Comprehensive) |
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16 (12/17) |
Final Project due |
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