| Course Title: Macroeconomic Theory |
| Start Date: 01/23/2024 End Date: 05/07/2024 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2024 |
| Description: Intermediate macroeconomic theory. Analysis of causes of long-run economic growth and short-run business cycles. Study of different macroeconomic models, consumption, investment, government spending, net exports, money supply, and money demand. Examination of fiscal and monetary policy and U.S. economic relations with the rest of the world. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| James Hartley | 413-538-2566 | jhartley@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2024 - 05/07/2024 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | KNDD - Kendade | 203 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: ECON-110 and MATH-101. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 5 | Available: 13 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon Author: Lewis, Michael Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781324074335 Publisher: Norton |
Required | 19.00 |
| Title: How the World Became Rich Author: Koyama, Mark Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781509540235 Publisher: Polity |
Required | 25.00 |
| Title: Visions of Inequality Author: Milonovic, Branko Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780674264144 Publisher: Belknap |
Required | 28.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: The primary textbook for the course is Mankiw, Macroeconomics, 11th edition. All students will need to sign up for the Publisher's on-line site for the textbook. The cost is $115. The subscription fee includes a copy of the textbook itself. Some assignments will require the use of this site. Further details will be provided on the first day of class. |