ECON 303-001 Schedule Spring 2023
Revised 04-Jan-2023
RQ
 = Reading Quiz
Subject to Change
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
15 Jan 16 Jan
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
17 Jan
Module 1
  • intro to course
  • exogenous/endogenous
  • intro to macro
 
RQ

Read Ch 1,Ch 2
18 Jan

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Ch 1 HW
19 Jan
  • GDP/CPI
  • Lab 1: GDP
20 Jan 21 Jan
22 Jan

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Ch 2 HW
23 Jan 24 Jan
Module 2
  • national product/circular flow
  • national savings/loanable funds
 
RQ

Read Ch 3
25 Jan

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Lab 1 report
26 Jan
  • Lab 2: The Classical Model
27 Jan 28 Jan
29 Jan

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Ch 3 HW
30 Jan 31 Jan
Module 3
  • types of money
  • the monetary system
  • fractional reserve banking
 
RQ

Read Ch 4
01 Feb

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Lab 2 report
02 Feb
  • monetary policy
  • Lab 3: Monetary Policy
03 Feb 04 Feb
05 Feb

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Ch 4 HW
06 Feb 07 Feb
Module 4
  • inflation
  • seigniorage and inflation tax
  • quantity theory of money
 
RQ

Read Ch 5
08 Feb

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Lab 3 report
09 Feb
  • interest rates
  • Lab 4: Inflation
10 Feb 11 Feb
12 Feb

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Ch 5 HW
13 Feb 14 Feb
Module 5
  • unemployment
  • how unemployment is measured
  • efficiency wages and minimum wages
 
RQ

Read Ch 7
15 Feb

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Lab 4 report
16 Feb
  • review
17 Feb 18 Feb
19 Feb

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Ch 7 HW
20 Feb 21 Feb
Exam 1 Ch 1-5, 7
22 Feb 23 Feb
Module 6
  • business cycle
  • AS/AD model
  • aggregate demand and supply
 
RQ

Read Ch 10
24 Feb 25 Feb
26 Feb

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Ch 10 HW
27 Feb 28 Feb
  • stabilization
  • Lab 5: AS/AD Model
01 Mar 02 Mar
Module 7
  • IS/LM model
  • IS curve, Keynes cross
  • equilibrium in goods and services
 
RQ

Read Ch 11
03 Mar 04 Mar
05 Mar

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Ch 11 HW
Lab 5 report
06 Mar 07 Mar
  • LM curve, equilibrium in the market for money
  • Lab 6: IS/LM Model
08 Mar 09 Mar
Module 8
  • IS-LM model fluctuations
  • the Great Depression
  • the Great Recession
 
RQ

Read Ch 12
10 Mar 11 Mar
12 Mar
Spring Break
13 Mar
Spring Break
14 Mar
Spring Break
15 Mar
Spring Break
16 Mar
Spring Break
17 Mar
Spring Break
18 Mar
Spring Break
19 Mar
Spring Break
20 Mar 21 Mar
Module 9
  • international flows
  • exchange rate
  • exchange rate math
 
RQ

Read Ch 6
22 Mar

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Ch 6 HW
23 Mar
  • currency markets
  • the demand for foreign exchange
  • equilibrium with investment
24 Mar 25 Mar
26 Mar

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Ch 6 HW
27 Mar 28 Mar
Module 10
  • Mundell-Fleming model
  • floating exchange rate
  • fixed exchange rates
 
RQ

Read Ch 13
29 Mar 30 Mar
  • interest rate differentials
  • Lab 7: Mundell-Fleming Model
31 Mar 01 Apr
02 Apr

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Ch 13 HW
03 Apr 04 Apr
  • review
05 Apr

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Lab 7 report
06 Apr
Exam 2 Ch 6, 10-13
07 Apr 08 Apr
09 Apr 10 Apr 11 Apr
Module 11
  • sticky-price model
  • imperfect-information model
  • Phillips curve
 
RQ

Read Ch 14
12 Apr 13 Apr
  • sacrifice ratio
  • Lab 8: Phillips Curve
14 Apr 15 Apr
16 Apr

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Ch 14 HW
17 Apr 18 Apr
Module 12
  • per-worker production
  • Solow growth model
  • Golden Rule
 
RQ

Read Ch 8
19 Apr

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Lab 8 report
20 Apr
  • population growth
  • Lab 9: Solow Growth Model
21 Apr 22 Apr
23 Apr

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Ch 8 HW
24 Apr 25 Apr
Module 13
  • technological progress
  • two-sector endogenous growth
  • AK endogenous growth
 
RQ

Read Ch 9
26 Apr

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Lab 9 report
27 Apr
  • intellectual capital growth
  • Lab 10: More Growth Models
28 Apr 29 Apr
30 Apr

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Ch 9 HW
01 May 02 May
  • further topics in growth
  • review
03 May

Due by 11:59 PM :
Canvas
Lab 10 report
04 May
  • review
05 May 06 May
07 May 08 May 09 May
    10 May 11 May
      12 May 13 May