14.02 PRINCIPLES OF
MACROECONOMICS SPRING 2006 |
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SCHEDULE
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Note: The schedule is preliminary and will be updated monthly. Chapter numbers
refer to Olivier Blanchard's Macroeconomics,
4th edition (ISBN: 0-13-186026-7). |
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Wed Feb 8: |
Lec 1: Introduction (Ch 1) |
First
Class |
Fri Feb 10 |
No
recitation! |
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Mon Feb 13: |
Lec 2: Basic Definitions (Ch 2) |
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Wed Feb 15: |
Lec 3: The Goods Market (Ch 3) |
Problem Set 1 distributed |
Fri Feb 17: |
Recitation |
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Tue Feb 21: |
Lec 4: Financial Markets (Ch 4) |
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Wed Feb 22: |
Lec 5: IS-LM (Ch 5) |
Problem Set 1 due, Problem Set 1 solutions
posted |
Fri Feb 24: |
Recitation: Problem Set 1 |
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Mon Feb 27: |
Lec 6: IS-LM cont (Ch. 5) |
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Wed Mar 1: |
Lec 7: The Labor Market (Ch 6) |
Problem Set 2 distributed |
Fri Mar 3: |
Recitation |
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Mon Mar 6: |
Lec 8: AS/AD (Ch 7) |
Problem Set 2 due, Problem Set 2 solutions
posted |
Wed Mar 8: |
Lec 9: AS/AD cont (Ch 7) QUIZ 1 |
Quiz 1: 7:30 - 9 pm Coverage: Ch 1 – 5 Rooms: see syllabus |
Fri Mar 10: |
No
recitation after quiz |
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Mon Mar 13: |
Lec 10: Phillips Curve (Ch 8) |
Quiz 1 solutions
posted |
Wed Mar 15: |
Lec 11: Inflation, Activity & Nominal Money Growth (Ch
9) |
Problem
Set 3 distributed |
Fri Mar 17: |
Recitation |
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Mon Mar 20: |
Lec 12: Unemployment in Europe |
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Wed Mar 22: |
Lec 13: The Facts of Growth (Ch 10) |
Problem Set 3 due, Problem Set 3 solutions posted |
Fri Mar 24: |
Recitation: Problem Set 3 |
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Mon Apr 3: |
Lec 14: Saving, Capital Accumulation & Output (Ch 11) |
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Wed Apr 5: |
Lec 15: Technological Progress & Growth (Ch 12) |
Problem Set 4 distributed |
Fri Apr 7: |
Recitation |
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Mon Apr 10: |
Lec 16: Technological Progress & Growth cont’ (Ch 12) |
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Wed Apr 12: |
Lec 17: |
Problem Set 4 due, Problem Set 4 solutions posted |
Fri Apr 14: |
Recitation: Problem Set 4 |
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Wed Apr 19: |
Lec 18: Expectations:
The Basics (Ch 14) |
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Thur Apr 20: |
QUIZ 2 |
Coverage: Ch 6 – 9 & 10 – 12 Rooms: see syllabus |
Fri Apr 21: |
No
recitation after quiz |
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Mon Apr 24: |
Lecture 19: Financial Markets & Expectations (Ch 15) |
Quiz 2 solutions
posted |
Wed Apr 26: |
Lecture 20: Expectations, Consumption, and Investment (Ch 16) |
Problem Set 5 distributed |
Fri Apr 28: |
Recitation |
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Mon May 1: |
Lecture 21: Expectations, Output, and Policy (Ch 17) |
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Wed May 3: |
Lecture 22: Openness in
Goods & Financial Markets (Ch 18) |
Problem Set 6 distributed Problem Set 5 due, Problem Set 5 solutions posted |
Fri May 5: |
Recitation: Problem Set 5 |
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Mon May 8: |
Lecture 23: The Goods Market in an Open Economy (Ch 19) |
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Wed May 10: |
Lecture 24: Output, the Interest Rate, and the Exchange Rate
(Ch 20) |
Problem Set 6 due, Problem Set 6 solutions posted |
Fri May 12: |
Recitation: Problem Set 6 |
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Mon May 15: |
Lecture
25: Output, the Interest Rate, and the
Exchange Rate cont’ (Ch 20) |
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Wed May 17: |
Lecture
26: Wrap-up |
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