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Intermediate Macroeconomics
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Intermediate Macroeconomics
Instructor: Laura Berlinghieri Email: laurab6@u.washington.edu Office: Savery 403G Office Hours: M 1-2pm & Tu 4-5pm Meeting Times and Locations
We are currently scheduled to meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30-10:40am from June 18th through August 17th. The classroom is BLM 209.
Announcements
August 16 2007, 11:33 AM
Happy summer!
Enjoy the rest of the summer. I'll have your exams graded and course grades turned in by Monday, August 20th. The course grades will be posted on MyUW no later than Tuesday. If you would like your last exam back, please email me to make arrangements. The Econ Dept is moving to another building in a couple of weeks, so it will be difficult to find me on campus for awhile. Thanks! August 8 2007, 8:36 PM
Exam #3
The third and final exam is on Wednesday, August 15th. You will be provided with this equation list. Here are some additional C.12 problems for review along with suggested answers.
August 8 2007, 11:05 AM
new info & links
Below (under August 8th) I have posted the link to the Index of Economic Freedom we used in today's class discussion. There is a lot of interesting information available through this project's website! Also, I have added another take on free trade (under August 13th) and how it impacts an economy. BE PREPARED for a discussion on this topic on Monday. It will happen, and you can only freeload of off your classmates so much. July 29 2007, 5:59 PM
Motivation for studying economic growth.
Our last section in this class is a look at long-run economic growth. Why do we study it? Paul Romer has a great introduction to growth in this short article. (Bonus: it might help you with parts of PS#4 as well!)
July 18 2007, 2:56 PM
Exam #2
Your second exam is scheduled for Wednesday, July 25th. You will be provided with this equation list. For practice with C.19 & 20 problems, here are some questions along with suggested answers.
July 18 2007, 10:50 AM
What currency controversy?
Weren't even aware that there are U.S. policymakers who are upset about China's exchange rate policy? If the topic is new to you (or you just need some clarification about the topic of Monday's discussion), here is a textbook description of the Chinese Currency Controversy.
July 12 2007, 11:45 AM
What's next
The syllabus shows C.7 & 8 as being next week's topics. We will spend about 20 minutes on C.7 details on Monday (so that you have a chance to showcase what you have learned since the last class), and we will then cover C.18... possibly parts of C.19 too. Next Wednesday will be C.19 and 20. Exam #2 (on Wednesday, July 25th) will cover C.6, 7, 18, 19 and 20.
July 3 2007, 4:29 PM
Website downtime
The server is scheduled for updates on Monday, July 9th between 10am and 2pm. You won't be able to access the new homework or any other files during that time! Please plan accordingly.
June 25 2007, 2:12 PM
Exam #1
Your first exam is scheduled for Monday, July 2nd. You will provided with this equation list. Also, for practice with C.4 & 5 problems, here are some questions based on a homework from last quarter's class along with the solutions.
June 15 2007, 11:33 AM
Updated syllabus
I have updated the syllabus to reflect my new office hours for the summer quarter. I will have copies of the syllabus for you in class on Monday.
May 17 2007, 10:24 PM
Class website
As the Summer 2007 quarter nears, I will be updating this website. Feel free to email me if you have any questions.
June 18th
June 20th
"Consumer Spending Rebounded in May" Macro models interactive website June 25th
"Bond Yields Jump, But Fed Can Sit Tight"
wsj.com 6/24/07 June 27th
"Japanese Business Survey Likely to Show Optimism"
wsj.com 6/26/07 July 9th
"Euro-Zone Unemployment Falls to All-Time Low" July 11th
"Australia's GDP Growth Could Lead to Rate Boost"
wsj.com 6/7/07 July 16th
"Oil Prices Widen Trade Gap"
wsj.com 7/13/07 July 23rd
"China Lifts Interest Rates Amid a Rise in Inflation"
wsj.com 7/21/07 August 6th
We went over some problems in class today and didn't have time to discuss the possible answers. Here are my suggested solutions.
August 8th
Link to the Index of Economic Freedom mainpage
August 13th
Trade & Growth
(from Mankiw's Macroeconomics textbook) More on Free Trade Study Guide
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