STATISTICAL SITES

Department of Labor

BLS: Employment

BLS: CPI

BLS: PPI

BLS: History of CPI

BLS: Unemployment Rate

Department of Commerce

BEA:  GDP,  Expenditures

Economic Report of the President

Department of Treasury

Board of Governors of the Fed

M1 and M2

Press Releases

Regulations

Discount Rate: Historical

Twelve Federal Reserve Banks

The World Bank

International Monetary Fund

CSUF SITES

California State University, Fresno

Henry Madden Library

RESEARCH SITES

LexisNexis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Economics 50

Principles of Macroeconomics


Syllabus

 

This course is assisted by Supplemental Instruction (SI)* / SI Survey

Course Material

Announcements: Tutoring

Mathematical Diagnostic Tool  

Family Tree of Economists

Writing Assignment Guideline (sample included)

Key Concepts for Exam 1, Key Concepts for Exam 2, Key Concepts for Exam 3

Exam 1 (Sample)  Exam 2 (Sample),   Exam 3 (Sample)

Access Hall and Lieberman's Macroeconomics: Principles and Applications

Keep Track of Your Grade

Final Exam Schedule

Academic Calendar

Lecture Notes

1- The Evolution of Macroeconomics-Ch5

2- What is Economics-Ch1

3- Scarcity, Choice and Economic Systems-Ch2

4- Supply and Demand from a Neoclassical Perspective-Ch3

5- Production, Income and Employment-Ch6

6 -Price Level and Inflation-Ch7

7- The Neo-Classical Theories of Labor Market & Loanable Funds Market-Ch8

8- The Neo-Keynesian Model-Ch11

9- Money, Banks, and the Federal Reserve-Ch13

10- Money Market and Interest Rate-Ch14

11- Aggregate Demand & Aggregate Supply-Ch15

12- Inflation and Monetary Policy-Ch16

Homework

Answer all questions at the end of chapters in the textbook and online, particularly

 Interactive Quiz.

These homeworks will be not collected.

Additional Homework (starting week 7, after the1st exam).

These homeworks will be collected and graded.

HW1

ANS

HW2

ANS

HW3

ANS

HW4

ANS

 

 

John Maynard Keynes: The General Theory

The Great Depression

Some popular, online, macroeconomic articles by Dr. Fayazmanesh

A Very Short Obit: R.I.P.: the Experts, 1929-2008

The Monks' Cure: Our Current Economic Crisis

The Economic Crisis and the State of Economics: Waiting for a New

 Economic Theory

 

Lecture delivered on October 11, 2012, at Honors College:

The “Great Recession”: Economic Crisis & Crisis in Economics

* Supplemental Instruction (SI) is provided for all students who want to improve their understanding of the material taught in this course.  SI sessions are led by a student who has already mastered the course material and has been trained to facilitate group sessions where students can meet to compare class notes, review and discuss important concepts, develop strategies for studying, and prepare for exams.  The SI leader attends this class and communicates regularly with the instructor to ensure that accurate information is given.  Attendance at SI sessions is free and voluntary for any student enrolled in this course.   Students may attend as many times as they choose.  A session schedule will be announced in the first few weeks of class. 

 

SI Sessions
Monday 2-3:30PM in SI Conference Room, which is located in the Learning Center, Collection Level of the library (basement) 

Wednesday 4-5:30PM in SI Conference Room 

 

Office Hours

Tuesday 1-2PM

Thursday 2-3PM
Friday 2-3PM

Location: Learning Center, Collection Level of library (basement)