Econ 4020

Intermediate Macroeconomics

Textbook

N. Gregory Mankiw, Macroeconomics (Sixth Edition). Worth Publishers, 2007.

Course Outline

Classical Theory: The Economy in the Long Run

National Income (chp. 3)

Money and Inflation (chp. 4)

The Open Economy (chp. 5)

Unemployment (chp. 6)

Growth Theory: The Economy in the Very Long Run

Economic Growth I (chp. 7)

Economic Growth II (chp. 8)

Business Cycle Theory: The Economy in the Short Run

Economic Fluctuations (chp. 9)

Aggregate Demand I (chp. 10)

Aggregate Demand II (chp. 11)

Aggregate Demand in the Open Economy (chp. 12)

Aggregate Supply (chp. 13)

Macroeconomic Policy Debates

Stabilization Policies (chp. 14)

Government debt (chp. 15)

The Microeconomics Behind Macroeconomics

Consumption (chp. 16)

Investment (chp. 17)

Money Supply and Money Demand (chp. 18)

Advances in Business Cycle Theory (chp. 19)