ECON 352, INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS
Fall 2009
Monday and Wednesday, 1:30 – 2:45
Krannert G-10
Instructor: Drew Saunders
Office:
406 Krannert Bldg
Phone: 496-2737
Office Hrs: Mon/Wed 3:00– 4:30 PM (or by appointment)
E-mail: saunders@purdue.edu
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What's new (as of Wed 11/4/09)?
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I have
posted the solution to Quiz 4 (see below).
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We have
an exam next Wednesday (Nov 11).
Topics, Assignments, Notes, and Links (by class date):
Monday, Aug 24: The beginning of the introduction. Slides from 8/24/09.
· Please read chapters 1-2 of Will.
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Prep for Quiz on Wed 9/2 by working on these
problems from Ch.1: 6, 9, 10, 11, 12. NO!!
· [CHANGED 8/26!] Prep for quiz on Wed 9/2 by working on these problems:
o Ch.1: 1 (a-b), 4, 7
o Ch.2: 3, 5, 6
Wednesday, Aug 26: Introduction to measurement in macroeconomics. Slides from 8/26/09.
· NOTE CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENT NOTED ABOVE!
Monday, Aug 31: Measurement and National Income and Product Accounting. New slides for 8/31/09.
· Quiz Wed, as noted above!
Wednesday, Sep 2: Measurement and National Income and Product Accounting, and quiz.
· Please read this article (distributed in class) for next Wednesday’s class.
Monday, Sep 7: No class today!!!
Wednesday, Sep 9: Private, Government, and National saving, relation to other concepts, measuring real GDP and the price level.
· For next week, please read Chapter 3 of Williamson.
· The following problems will be COLLECTED on Wednesday, 9/16:
· Chapter 1 [NOT CHAPTER 2!]: problem 8
· Chapter 2 [NOT CHAPTER 3!]: problems 4,9,10,11
Monday, Sep 14: Guest lecturer Prof. Bert Chapman from the Government Information and Political Science Library will discuss library resources.
· Here is the solution to Quiz 1.
· Here are some links to sites Prof. Chapman discussed today:
o http://www.lib.purdue.edu/govdocs/econ.html
Wednesday, Sep 16: Measurement of business cycles. Handout from 9/16/09.
Monday, Sep 21: Measurement of business cycles.
· Here is the link to the conference board that wouldn’t open in class.
Wednesday, Sep 23: A model of the macroeconomy: consumer behavior. Handout from 9/23/09.
· Here is the solution to Assignment 2.
· Here is a description of how points were awarded on Assignment #2.
Monday, Sep 28: First model of the macroeconomy: consumer behavior.
· Here is the practice exam.
Wednesday, Sep 30: Exam 1 today!
Monday, Oct 5: First model of the macroeconomy: firm behavior. Handout from 10/5/09.
Wednesday, Oct 7: More on behavior of firms.
Monday,
Oct 12:[No class; October break.]
Wednesday, Oct 14: Examples.
· Here is the solution to Exam 1.
Monday, Oct 19: More examples.
Wednesday, Oct 21: Equilibrium in the model. Handout 10/21/09.
· Assignment #4: Prep for quiz next Wednesday (Oct 28) by working on these problems (not to be collected):
o Chapter 5: 3-6
Monday, Oct 26: Equilibrium in the model.
· Here is the solution to quiz 3.
Wednesday, Oct 28: Equilibrium and efficiency. Handout 10/28/09.
Monday, Nov 2: Equilibrium and inefficiency.
Wednesday, Nov 4: Examples and problem solving.
· Here is the solution to quiz 4 (paradoxically, the third quiz!).
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