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Econ 202 Course Outline
Winter 2010 - David
Department of Economics
Term and Year of Offering: Winter 2010
Course umber and Title: ECON 202 - 003, Macroeconomic Theory 1
Lecture Times: Tues 18:00 -19:30; Break; 19:45- 20:50 p.m.
Building and Room umber: AL 208
Instructor’s ame: Davood Zahedi (David)
Office Location: PAS 1287
Office Hours: Thurs 18:00 – 19:30
Contact: [email protected]
Abstract:
Econ 202 is designed to provide students with a solid command of intermediate macroeconomic theory as a
tool for understanding how an economy behaves as a whole. Topics included for discussion are aggregate
demand model, aggregate supply model, debates over government debt, inflation, and open economy
macroeconomics. Aside from learning theories, the course also provides students with analytical skills
necessary to the analysis and interpretation of real-world macroeconomic issues. For example, we will be
able to follow some explanations of the recent recession.
Textbook: Mankiw, N. Gregory and William Scarth, Macroeconomics, Third Canadian Edition. New York,
N.Y.: Worth Publishers, 2007.
Resources: The lecture notes provided in class.
Course Outline
Part I Introduction
Why do we study macroeconomics?
Chapter 1: The Science of Macroeconomics
Chapter 2: The Data of Macroeconomics
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Econ 202 Course Outline
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Part II Classical Theory: The Economy in the Long Run
Chapter 3: National Income; Where It Comes From and Where It Goes
Chapter 4: Money and Inflation
Chapter 5: The Open Economy
Chapter 6: Unemployment
Part IV Business Cycle Theory: The Economy in the Short Run
Chapter 9: Introduction to Economic Fluctuations
Chapter 10: Aggregate Demand I; Building the IS/LM Model
Chapter 11: Aggregate Demand II; Applying the IS/LM Model
Chapter 12: The Open Economy Revisited; the Mundell-Fleming Model and the Exchange-Rate Regime
Chapter 13: Aggregate Supply and the Short-Run Trade off Between Inflation and Unemployment
Part V Macroeconomics Policy Debates (selected topics from following chapters)
Chapter 14: Stabilization Policy
Chapter 15: Government debt and budget deficit
But what we learned?
Evaluation: The course grade will be based on two in-class tests and a final examination which will be held
during the Official Examination Schedule. The breakdown is as follows:
Term Test One: 30% on Chapters 1 – 5, on Feb the 9th.
Term Test Two: 30% on Chapters 6, 9 -11, on March the 9th.
Final examination: 40% on chapters 12-15.
The final exam period can be found at: http://www.registrar.uwaterloo.ca/exams/finalexams.html
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Academic Integrity, Grievance, Discipline, Appeals, and ote for Students with Disabilities
Academic Integrity: in order to maintain a culture of academic integrity, members of the
University of Waterloo community are expected to promote honesty, trust, fairness, respect and
responsibility.
Grievance: A student who believes that a decision affecting some aspect of his/her university life has been
unfair or unreasonable may have grounds for initiating a grievance. Read Policy 70
- Student Petitions and Grievances, Section 4,
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy70.htm
Discipline: A student is expected to know what constitutes academic integrity, to avoid committing
academic offenses, and to take responsibility for his/her actions. A student who is unsure whether an action
constitutes an offense, or who needs help in learning how to avoid offenses (e.g., plagiarism, cheating) or
about “rules” for group work/collaboration should seek guidance from the course professor, academic
advisor, or the Undergraduate Associate Dean.
When misconduct has been found to have occurred, disciplinary penalties will be imposed under Policy 71 –
Student Discipline. For information on categories of offenses and types of penalties, students should refer to
Policy 71 - Student Discipline.
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy71.htm
Appeals: A student may appeal the finding and/or penalty in a decision made under Policy 70 Student Petitions and Grievances (other than regarding a petition) or Policy 71 - Student
Discipline if a ground for an appeal can be established. Read Policy 72 - Student Appeals,
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy72.htm
ote for students with disabilities: The Office for Persons with Disabilities (OPD), located in NH1132,
collaborates with all academic departments to arrange appropriate accommodations for students with
disabilities without compromising the academic integrity of the curriculum. If you require academic
accommodations to lessen the impact of your disability, please register with the OPD at the beginning of
each academic term.
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