James Murray

Course Information

Instructor:
James Murray, Ph.D.
Office: 403T Wimberly Hall
Office hours: 2:00pm-3:00pm Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:00am-10:00am Tuesday and Thursday
Phone: 608-406-4068
E-mail: jmurray@uwlax.edu

Syllabus (PDF)
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Practice Exams

Exam 1: Practice Exam, In-class Exercise
Exam 2: Practice Exam

Unit 1: Introduction to Economics and Production Possibilities

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Example problem: Production Possibilities
Reading assignment for Thur Jan 30: WSJ: Makeshift Cuisinart Makes a Lot Possible in Impoverished Mali
In-class exercise for Tue Feb 4: Production Possibilities for Mali

Pencasts on Production Possibilities and Computing Opportunity Costs

Unit 2: Supply and Demand

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In-class Exercise for Thur Feb 6.

Pencasts on Supply and Demand

Unit 3: Exchange Rates

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In-class Exercise for Tue-Thur Feb 6-8.

Pencasts on Exchange Rates

Unit 4: Measuring the Aggregate Economy

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In-class Exercise.

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Pencasts on Measuring the Macroeconomy

Unit 5: Markets for Factors of Production

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Labor Markets In-class Exercise for Tuesday, March 27.
Loanable Funds Market In-class Exercise for Thursday, April 3.

Unit 6: Economic Growth

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In-class exercise: Loanable funds market / Economic growth for Thursday, April 10.

Pencasts on Loanable Funds Market and Productivity Curve

Unit 7: Short-run Model Aggregate Supply / Demand

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In-class exercise: Expenditure Multiplier for Tuesday, April 15.

Pencasts on Expenditure Multiplier

Pencasts on Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand

Unit 8: Federal Reserve System and the Market for Money

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Pencasts on Monetary Theory