ECO 156-Unemployment, Inflation, and Wealth

On Wednesday, 12/3, we will discuss long-term economic growth in the context of the group project. Here is a document to accompany the discussion. I will also discuss some aspects of the group project and pass back exam 2. We will not meet on Friday.

Here is a key for the second exam. Here are some notes on the grading that explain some of the most common deductions that I made. The mean was 100.9 and the standard deviation was a 17.4

Here is HW4 and a key. If you completed the first three HW assignments, you need not submit it. I do, however, encourage you to try it to help prepare for the second midterm. Its due date is Monday, November 17 at 5 PM.

HW3

Midterm 1 Key

The average on HW3 was 9.9/10. Score are available on Lyceum. I have posted a pair of model answers from students in the class (Sample1, Sample2)

The average on HW2 was 9.35/10. Score are available on Lyceum. I have posted a pair of model answers from students in the class (Sample1, Sample2)

The average on HW1 was 10.9/12 (90.7%) and the standard deviation was a 1.5. (Sample 1, Sample 2, Sample 3)

Here is the second homework assignment . I

Here is the group project. groups and topics will be assigned after the first midterm.

Here is the regular office hour schedule. We may modify/expand this near exams:

My office hours are Tuesdays from 12:30-1:30, and Fridays from 9:30-11 AM in PGill 278.

The TAs’ (Sam and Tuna) have office hours on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 7-8 in PGill 257.

Syllabus

We will use an open source textbook for this class. The link is here. Some topics will be augmented with additional materials.

Below is course materials for each topic consisting of notes, problems, and answer keys. Notes will be available before we cover each topic in class.

TOPIC				READING
Intro	Notes	Problems	Key	Ch. 1-2
Labor Market	Notes	Problems	Key	Ch. 21
Supply and demand	Notes	Problems	Key	Ch. 3
Market failures	Notes	Problems	Key	Ch. 12-13
The Fed	Notes	Problems	Key	Ch. 28
Health Insurance	Notes	Problems	Key
Market structure	Notes	Problems	Key	Ch. 8-10
Trade	Notes	Problems	Key	Ch. 33
Intro to Macro	Notes	Problems	Key	Ch. 19
GDP and Inflation	Notes	Problems	Key	Ch. 19, 22
AS/AD	Notes	Problems	Key	Ch. 24
Fiscal Policy	Notes	Problems	Key	Ch. 30
Monetary Policy	Notes	Problems	Key	Ch. 27-28