Fall 2026
On Monday, September 14, we will finish the basic supply and demand model, while also discussing the Federal Reserve and its upcoming monetary policy decision.
On Wednesday, September 23, we will discuss the social cost of carbon and finish discussing market failures.
The average on the first required homework assignment was 11.6/13.0. Scores on available on Lyceum. Here are some samples of submissions that received perfect scores: Sample 1
Here is the office hour/ tutoring schedule:
Mondays: SASC “Econ and Stats Night, 6-9 PM
Tuesdays: my office hours, 10:30-11:30 AM, 278 PGill
Wednesdays and Thursdays: TA office hours, 8-9 PM, Econ lounge (127 Pgill)
Fridays: my office hours, 9:30-11 AM, 278 PGill
Fridays: Extra Econ tutors available for drop in visits at SASC: 1-3 PM.
We will use an open source textbook for this class. The link is here. Some topics will be augmented with additional materials.
The first class meeting is Friday, September 4. We will start the introductory topic. Notes, practice problems, and readings are available.
Below are 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’s Share | Notes | Problems | Key | Axios |
| Supply and demand | Notes | Problems | Key | Ch. 3 |
| Market failures | Notes | Problems | Ch. 12-13 | |
| The Fed | Notes | Problems | CFR, NBC, ABC | |
| Health Insurance | ||||
| Market structure | Notes | Problems | Ch. 9-10 | |
| Trade | Notes | Ch. 33 | ||
| Intro to Macro | Notes | Ch. 19 | ||
| GDP and Inflation | Ch. 19, 22 | |||
| AS/AD | Ch. 24 | |||
| Fiscal Policy | Ch. 30 | |||
| Monetary Policy | Ch. 27-28 | |||
| Bond Markets | Notes | Ch. 17 | ||
| Stocks | Notes | Ch. 17 | ||
| Housing | Notes | Ch. 17 | ||
| Uncertainty | Notes | Ch. 16 |
