Course Information
Instructor:
James Murray, Ph.D.
Office: 403T Wimberly Hall
Phone: 608-406-4068
E-mail: jmurray@uwlax.edu
Office Hours
Office Hours Walk-in: 9:00 - 10:00am Monday / Wednesday
Office Hours Appointments available:
10:00 - 12:00pm Monday / Wednesday
1:30 - 3:30pm Monday / Wednesday
9:00 - 11:00am Tuesday / Thursday
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Syllabus (PDF)
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Practice Exams
Practice Exam 1
Practice Exam 2
Unit 6: Dynamic General Equilibrium Real Business Cycle Model
Reading: Williamson, Chapter 11.
In-class Exercise
Pencasts
Unit 5: Two Period Model of Consumption and Saving
Reading: Williamson, Chapter 9.
In-class Exercise
Pencasts
Unit 4: Economic Growth: Malthusian and Solow Growth Models
Reading: Williamson, Chapter 7.
Presentation slides: Slides, Printer Friendly Version
Unit 3: Production and Labor Market Equilibrium
Reading: - Williamson, Chapter 4, pages 116-131.
- Williamson, Chapter 5, pages 137-147.
In-class exercise (Tue Feb 17): One period General Equilibrium Model
Pencasts on Production and Labor Market Equilibrium
Unit 2: Consumption / Leisure Model
Reading: Williamson, Chapter 4, pages 96-116.
Presentation slides: Slides, Printer Friendly Version
In-class exercise (Tue Feb 10): Optimal Consumption and Leisure Choices
Pencasts on the Consumption / Leisure Model
Unit 1: Measuring Macroeconomic Variables and the Business Cycle
Reading: Williamson, Chapter 3.
In-class exercise (Tue Jan 27): Measuring Macroeconomic Variables
Pencasts on Measuring GDP, Inflation, and Unemployment
Presentation slides: Slides, Printer Friendly Version
Homework Assignment due on Thursday, February 5, 12:40pm to the appropriate D2L dropbox folder.
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