Schedule520

Special dates ##

• Mar-10 (Wed): Midterm: Material covered: TBA

Economic Growth ##

• Jan-20 (Wed): Growth facts, In case you need a refresher: Growth rates and logarithms, PP (practice problems; previous exams are at the bottom of the page)
• Jan-25 (Mon): Methods for identifying causes and effects
• Jan-27 (Wed): The Role of Capital, PP
• Feb-01 (Mon): The Role of Capital, part 2
• Feb-03 (Wed): Solow model
• Feb-08 (Mon): Solow diagram, PP
• Feb-10 (Wed): Solow Applications, Part 2
• Feb-15 (Mon): Discussion: How to prevent the end of economic growth
• Feb-17 (Wed): Institutions, PP
• Feb-22 (Mon): Growth and ideas
• Feb-24 (Wed): Romer model, PP
  • Policy implications
• Mar-01 (Mon): Digression: Rising income inequality

Short Run ##

• Mar-03 (Wed): IS-LM model
• Mar-08 (Mon): Equilibrium, PP

Medium Run ##

• Mar-15 (Mon): Labor market, PP
• Mar-17 (Wed): AS-AD model, PP (covers Phillips Curve)
• Mar-22 (Mon): Inflation and unemployment
• Mar-24 (Wed): Inflation expectations and monetary policy, PP

Open Economy ##

• Mar-29 (Mon): Trade deficits, PP
• Mar-31 (Wed): Trade deficits (continued)
• Apr-05 (Mon): IS-LM model, PP
• Apr-07 (Wed): IS-LM floating exchange rate
• Apr-12 (Mon): IS-LM fixed exchange rate
• Apr-14 (Wed): AS-AD model, Policy analysis, PP
• Apr-19 (Mon): Costs and benefits of international trade

Expectations ##

• Apr-21 (Wed): Asset prices, PP
• Apr-26 (Mon): Expectations and policy, PP
• Apr-28 (Wed): Model synthesis: SL
• May-03 (Mon): Last class