Econ 311 Lecture Notes

Syllabus - Spring 2024 

Readings

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• 1. Introduction:  The Macroeconomy is complicated and troubled

  2. Equilibria

  3. Consumption

  4. Investment

  5. Long-run Economic Growth

  6. The Supply Side

  7. Unemployment and Labor Markets

  8. IS Curve - Output versus real interest rates

  9. IS-LM:  A model of multiple equilibria in output

  10. MV=PY

  11. Hyperinflation

  12. Taylor Rules

  13. 3-equation Macro Model

  14. Expectations

  15. Money & Banking

  16. Money & Central Banking

  17. Finance and the connection of long-run growth and short-run fluctuations

  18. Government Debt and Deficits

  19. International Finance 

  20. Conclusion