SemesterFall Semester, 2025
DepartmentIntegrated Curriculum by Dept. of Economics
Course NameMacroeconomics
InstructorLEE WEN-CHIEH
Credit3.0
Course TypeRequired
PrerequisiteEconomic Analysis、Economics、Intro Microeconomics、Introduction to Economics、Introduction to Economics(ENG)、Marketing and Economics、Principle of Economics
Course Objective
Course Description
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Week 1

4 Sep.

Introduction to the course and core requirements, 3hrs text-book reading

Week 2

11 Sep.

Key concepts



Chpt 2: National Income Accounting；6hrs text-book reading

Week 3-4

18 Sep. & 25 Sep.



 

Microfoundation: Chpt3&4；6hrs text-book reading



 










































Week 5-6

2Oct.& 9Oct.

From Micro to Macro: the AD and AS Chpt.5；3hrs text-book reading

Week 7

16 Oct. 

From the short to the medium run: the derivation of AS curve Chpt 6；3hrs text-book reading
Week 8 23 Oct.  

Mid-Term Exams
Week 9+10 30 Oct.& 6 Nov. Painful factor: unemployment and Inflation, Chpt7 & 8；9hrs text-book reading
Week 11-15 13 Nov. and 20&27 Nov&4 Dec.&11 Dec. Macro-stablization policy:    market definition and basics of monetary and fiscal policy. Chpt. 9&10&11&12；3hrs text-book reading after each lecture.

 

Week 16

18 Dec.

Final exam. 

Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

To be determined


Requirement/Grading

Evaluation: Midterm Exam* 30%, Final Exam* 30%, Homework Assignment* 40% (all homework assignments should be submitted promptly on due date and no late homework will be accepted.)



*There are no make-up exams or on-line exams for mid-term and final. If you cannot attend the exam physically, not take this course.



*Since the exams will follow closely with the lecture contents, participation is essential and encouraged while students are expected to come fully prepared with the text-book materials.



*This course will not involve with the usage of AI.


Textbook & Reference

TEXT: required--Macroeconomics, 13th Edition by Dornbusch & Fischer& Startz (2018) as TEXT



Text: recommend to read  Macroeconomics, 11th Edition by Abel & Bernanke (2024) as a supplementary reading 


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