ECON 105, SECTION 4: PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
The study of macroeconomics involves big (economy-wide) issues like unemployment, GNP, economic growth and inflation. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to come to their own conclusions about whether the Fed [eral Reserve Board] is doing the right thing, why the economy has slowed, if a tax cut now makes sense and other topics that make front page news because they have real impacts on real people, like you. Using a combination of lectures, paper-and-pencil exercises and classroom participatory demonstrations, this course will take a step-by-step approach to understanding the complexities of the U.S. economy. Course work includes frequent problem sets, participation in learning community study sessions and six exams (including a cumulative final exam).
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In-Class and Homework Assignments
GDP Class Exercise and Homework Assignment
CPI Homework Assignment due Sept. 18
CPI Homework Attachment: CPI 1913-2000 due Sept. 18
PRICES PROJECT PART 1 due Sept. 18
Assignment #3 on Supply & Demand: Due Oct. 2
Assignment #4 on Savings, Investment and Financial Markets: Due Oct. 9