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ECO 120: Global Macroeconomics

Spring 2011

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Instructor:
James Murray, Ph.D.
Office: 403W Wimberly Hall
Office hours: 10:30am-11:30am; Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Phone: 608-406-4068
E-mail: murray.jame@uwlax.edu
Practice Exams

Practice Exam 1
Practice Exam 2
Practice Exam 3

Homework

HW #1: Production Possibilities due Friday, February 4 at beginning of class.
HW #2: End of chapter 7 problems, pages 230-233. Problems 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 2.7, 3.3, 3.6, due Wednesday, February 23 at beginning of class.
HW #3, Due Monday, April 18: End of chapter 11 problems, pages 375-379. Problems 2.4, 3.11, 4.3, 4.5, 4.7.
HW #4: Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand

Quizzes / In-class Exercises

Friday, January 28: Mali and Peanut Butter
Monday, February 7: Supply and Demand
Friday, February 18: Measuring Production and Prices
Wednesday, February 25: Measuring Employment, BLS Employment Situation News Release
Friday, March 4: Exchange Rates
Wednesday, March 23: Labor Markets
Monday, April 4: Productivity Curve
Monday, April 11: Keynesian Model / Expenditure Multipliers
Monday, April 18: Exam 3 Review
Monday, April 28: Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand
Wednesday, May 4: Monetary Policy

Supplemental Readings

Thurow, Roger, "Makeshift Cuisinart Makes a Lot Possible in Impoverished Mali", Wall Street Journal, July 26, 2002. (On Desire2Learn)

Class Notes

Note: Each set of class notes has two versions: A set of slides that is convenient for viewing and a printer friendly version. DO NOT PRINT THE 'SLIDES', THEY ARE VERY VERY LONG. The printer friendly version has exactly the same content but takes much less pages. You may print the printer friendly version.

Wednesday, January 26: Introduction to Economics / Production Possibilities
Slides [pdf], Printer Friendly [pdf].

Wednesday, February 2: Supply and Demand
Slides [pdf], Printer Friendly [pdf].

Wednesday, February 9: Measuring Production and Prices
Slides [pdf], Printer Friendly [pdf].

Monday, February 21: Measuring Employment and Prices
Slides [pdf], Printer Friendly [pdf].

Monday, February 28: Exchange Rates
Slides [pdf], Printer Friendly [pdf].

Monday, March 7: Markets for Factors of Production
Slides [pdf], Printer Friendly [pdf].

Monday, April 4: Keynesian Model
Slides [pdf], Printer Friendly [pdf].

Monday, April 13: Aggregate Supply / Aggregate Demand
Slides [pdf], Printer Friendly [pdf].

Wednesday, April 27: Monetary Policy
Slides [pdf], Printer Friendly [pdf].