Jim Whitney Economics 102

Economics 102: Analytical Foundations of Economics

Course schedule VI: Multiple equations

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Dates: Apr.16-30
Topic: VI. Multiple equations
Readings: Pindyck and Rubinfeld, selections from Chapter 9
Gwartney and Stroup, pp.231-239
Deadlines: Apr.30: Problem set 6 due (Key*
Apr.30: QWizPlus unit VI due
Final exam (past finals online)
 

VIA. Microeconomics: supply and demand
Readings:    Pindyck and Rubinfeld, Chapter 9
Day 34: VIA1. A free market equilibrium
Readings:    Pindyck and Rubinfeld, Chapter 9, pp.289-294, 296-301
Handouts:     Supply and demand: a free market equilibrium
   
Day 35: VIA2. Per unit taxes and subsidies
Readings:    Pindyck and Rubinfeld, Chapter 9, pp.318-325
Handouts:    Per unit taxes
   Per unit subsidies
   Tax and subsidy geometry
 
Day 36: Workshop: per unit taxes and subsidies
Handouts:    Supply and demand: tax and subsidy sample questions
   
VIB. Macroeconomics: the Keynesian cross
Readings:    Gwartney and Stroup, pp.231-239
Day 37: VIB1. The economy's spending sectors
 
Day 38: VIB2. The economy's spending multiplier (m)
Handouts:    The Multiplier Effect of Spending Changes: Record Sheet
 
Day 39: VIB3. Basic geometry of the Keynesian cross
VIB4. Solving for an aggregate expenditure (AE) equilibrium
Handouts:    Macroeconomic modeling: The Keynesian Cross
   Solving for an Aggregate Expenditure equilibrium
 
Day 40: Review (past final online)