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: : ECON 4645: MACROECONOMICS : : Section 81511, Code 0483 : : City University of New York : : Fall 2004 : : Lecturer: Abate Sebsibe : : : Lecture Hours: : Microeconomics 5:30-6:45 PM MW : Macroeconomics 7:00-8:15 PM MW : : Office Hour: 8:15- Clas Room: C554 : : Email: abate.sebsibe@gmail.com : : Cell Phone: 917-833-0412 : : Text: William J. Baumol, Alan S. Blinder, Macroeconomics: Principles and Policy (9th ed). : : Thomson South-Western, 2003. : : Grade Configuration: Participation, Homework Homeworks and Quizzes = 15%, : : Mid Term I and II = 25% each and : : Final Exam = 35%. : : LECTURE SCHEDULE : : Week 1: (Aug 30) : : (Sep. 1) Intro : : Ch. 1: What is Economics? : : Week 2: (Sep. 6) Labor Day - (Sep. 8) : : Ch. 2: Scarcity and Choice: The Economic Problem : : Week 3: (Sep. 13) (Sep.15) : : Ch. 3: Supply and Demand: An Initial Look : : Week 4: (Sep 22) (Sep. 22) : : Ch. 4: The realm of Macroeconomics : : Ch. 5: Goals of Macroeconomic Policy : : Week 5: (Sep. 27) QUIZ : : (Chapters 1-5) : : (Sep. 29) Homework handed out : : Ch. 6: Economic Growth: Theory and Policy : : Week 6: (Oct. 4) (Oct. 6) : : HOMEWORK DUE : : Ch. 7: Aggregate Demand and the Powerful Consumer : : Ch. 8: Demand-Side Equilibrium: Unemployment or Inflation. : : Week 7: (Oct. 11) No School- Columbus Day (Oct. 13) : : Ch. 9: Supply-Side Equilibrium: Unemployment and inflation : : Week 8: (Oct. 18) (Oct. 20) Ch. 10: Managing Aggregate Demand: Fiscal Policy REVIEW for Mid-Term I : : Week 9: (Oct. 25) MID TERM I : : (Chapters 1-10) : : (Oct. 27) : : Ch. 11: Money and the Banking System : : Week 10: (Nov. 1) (Nov. 3) : : Ch. 12: Monetary Policy and The National Economy : : Ch. 14: Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy and Growth. : : Week 11: (Nov. 8) QUIZ : : (Chapters 11-14 not Ch. 13) : : (Nov. 10) Homework handed out : : Ch. 15: Inflation and Growth: The Phillips Curve : : Week 12: (Nov. 15) (Nov. 17) Ch. 16: International Trade and Comparative Advantage : : Week 13: (Nov. 22) (Nov. 24) : : Ch. 16: Review for Mid–Term II : : Week 14: (Nov. 29) MID TERM II (Chapters 11-18) (Dec. 1) HOMEWORK DUE : : Ch. 17: The International Monetary System. : : Week 15: (Dec. 6) (Dec. 8) : : Ch. 18: Exchange rates and The Macroeconomy : : Week 16: (Dec. 13) (Dec. 15) REVIEW for Final Exam : : Week 17: (Dec. 20) FINAL EXAM (Dec. 22) : : GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

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