Roumen Vesselinov
ECON 101 Introduction to Macroeconomics

                   

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Schedule Spring 2016 Tu/Th 7:45am-9:00am Kiely Hall 270

Tutoring: Kiely 127: Tue 10am-2pm, Call (718) 997-5677 for more.
Textbook: N. Gregory Mankiw, Principles of Macroeconomics, 7th edition, 2014
# Date Day Chapter Topic*
Slides

HW Aplia

1
2/2
Tu
1
Ten Principles of Economics
S1
8:00am
2
2/4
Th
2
Thinking Like An Economist
 
2/9
Tu
  No class. Classes follow Friday schedule.  
Intro**
3
2/11
Th
CLASS CANCELLED
Chs.1,2
4
2/16
Tu
3,4
Interdependence and the Gains from Trade.
The Market Forces of Supply and Demand.
5
2/18
Th
5
Elasticity and its Application
6
2/23
Tu
6
Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

S6

Chs.3,4
7
2/25
Th
7

Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets

Ch.5
8
3/1
Tu
8
Application: The Costs of Taxation
9
3/3
Th
9
Application: International Trade
S9
Chs.6,7
10
3/8
Tu
1-9
Review chapters 1 - 9  
Chs.8,9
11
3/10
Th
1-9
Exam 1. Chapters 1-9
Old_exam1
12
3/15
Tu
10
Measuring a Nation's Income.
Return of Exam 1.
13
3/17
Th
CLASS CANCELLED: To be rescheduled.
14
3/22
Tu
 
CLASS CANCELLED: To be rescheduled.
 
15
3/24
Th
 
CLASS CANCELLED: To be rescheduled.
   
16
3/29
Tu
11
Measuring the Cost of Living  
17
3/31
Th
12
Production and Growth
Chs.10,11
 
3/31
Th 9:15
13

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System.
Rescheduled class. 9:15-10:30 in Kiely Hall 170

 
18
4/5
Tu
14
The Basic Tools of Finance.
19
4/7
Th
15
Unemployment Chs.12,13
20
4/12
Tu
10-15
Review chapters 10 - 15.
Chs.14,15
21
4/14
Th
10-15 Exam 2. Chapters 10 - 15
Old_exam2
A B C D
22
4/19
Tu
16
The Monetary System.
23
4/21
Th
17
Money Growth and Inflation
 
4/22 - 4/30
Spring Recess.    
24
5/3
Tu
18
Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts
Chs.16,17
25
5/5
Th
19
A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy  
26
5/10
Tu
20
Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
Chs.18,19
27
5/12
Th
22
Inflation and Unemployment/Review
S22
Ch. 20**
28
5/17
Tu
1-20,22
Review Old16_22
Ch. 22**
5/24
Tu
1-20,22
8:30am-10:30am Kiely 270. Final Exam. All chapters 1-20,22.
                           _________  *Dates and topics are subject to change.       ** This HW is not graded.