2009 Fall ECON 110D-07D
Bulletin Course Description Intermediate level treatment of macroeconomic models, fiscal and monetary policy, inflation, unemployment, economic growth. Instructor: Burnside, Connolly, Hoover, or staff
(Instructor named in bulletin description above may not be current. For current instructor, see listing below.)
Title INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS Department ECON Course Number 2009 Fall 110D Section Number 07D Primary Instructor Hoover,Kevin D. Prerequisites Prerequisite: Economics 55D; and Economics 105D may be taken as co-requisite. Course Homepage econ.duke.edu/~kdh9/lectures.html
Synopsis of course content
Economics 110 is the basic course in macroeconomic theory for undergraduate economics majors. The course focuses on understanding the U.S. economy through the application of economic models to commonly available economic data using basic mathematics and simple statistical techniques. We will address core macroeconomic issues: economic growth, business cycles, unemployment, inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, as well as monetary and fiscal policies aimed at influencing the course of the macroeconomy. By the end of the course, students should be able to use sound economic analysis to make sense of current economic events and macroeconomic policies.
Textbooks
Kevin D. Hoover's Applied Intermediate Macroeconomics -- a draft textbook, available online at: http://econ.duke.edu/~kdh9/Macro_Text_Webs/Second%20Draft/linkpage.html
Assignments
Regular homework assignments.
Exams
2 midterms and a final (subject to change).
Term Papers
None.
Grade to be based on
Midterms, final, and homework assignments.
