Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy - Lecture Nores

Contents: 

Introduction 
Scarcity and Choice 

Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 1 

* Lecture 1: (1/9/06) - Using Graphs in Economics
* Lecture 2: (1/11/06) - Scarcity and Choice 
* Lecture 3: (1/13/06) - Production Possibilities Frontier 
* Lecture 4: (1/18/06) - Gains from Trade 
* Lecture 5: (1/20/06) - Markets and Prices 

Supply and Demand 

Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 2 

* Lecture 6: (1/23/06) - Supply and Demand, Part 1 
* Lecture 7: (1/25/06) - Supply and Demand, Part 2 
* Lecture 8: (1/27/06) - Supply and Demand. Part 3 
* Lecture 9: (1/30/06) - Government Price Controls 

Elasticity 

Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 3 

* Lecture 10: (2/3/06) - Price Elasticity of Demand 
* Lecture 11: (2/6/06) - Applications of Elasticity 

Macroeconomic Basics 
The Circular Flow 

Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 5 

* Lecture 12: (2/8/06) - Circular Flow of the Economy: Households and Firms 
* Lecture 13: (2/10/06) - Circular Flow of the Economy: Financial Markets 
* Lecture 14: (2/13/06) - Circular Flow of the Economy: The Government and the Foreign Sectors 

National Income Accounting 

Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 6 

* Lecture 15: (2/15/06) - National Income Accounting, Part I 
* Lecture 16: (2/17/06) - National Income Accounting, Part II 
* Lecture 17: (2/20/06) - National Income Accounting, Part III 
* Lecture 18: (2/22/06) - National Income Accounting, Part IV 

Business Cycles 

Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 4 

* Lecture 19: (2/24/06) - Unemployment and Inflation 

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply 

Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 7 

* Lecture 20: (3/1/06) - Aggregate Demand 
* Lecture 21: (3/3/06) - Aggregate Supply 
* Lecture 22: (3/13/06) - Macroeconomic Equilibrium 

Macroeconomic Policy 
Monetary Policy 

Dolan and Lindsey, Chapters 10, 11, 12, and 13 

* Lecture 23: (3/15/06) - What is Money? 
* Lecture 24: (3/17/06) - More About Money 
* Lecture 25: (3/20/06) - Banking and the Federal Reserve 
* Lecture 26: (3/22/06) - Banks and the Creation of money 
* Lecture 27: (3/24/06) - Tools of Monetary Policy 
* Lecture 28: (3/27/06) - Supply and Demand for Money 
* Lecture 29: (3/29/06) - How Does Monetary Policy Affect the Economy? 
* Lecture 30: (3/31/06) - Budget Deficits and the Trade Deficit 

Fiscal Policy 

Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 9 

* Lecture 31: (4/5/06) - Fiscal Policy Tools 
* Lecture 32: (4/7/06) - Budget Deficits and the Federal Debt 

Social Security 

* Lecture 33: (4/10/06) - Social Security 

Policies for Price Stability 

Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 14 

* Lecture 34: (4/12/06) - Phillips Curve, Part 1 
* Lecture 35: (4/14/06) - Phillips Curve, Part 2 
* Lecture 36: (4/17/06) - Strategies for Price Stability 

The Economy in the Long Run 
Cross-Country Living Standards 

* Lecture 37: (4/19/06) - Why Are Some Countries So Rich and Others So Poor? 

Economic Growth 

Dolan and Lindsey, Chapter 15 

* Lecture 38: (4/24/06) - Productivity and Growth 
* Lecture 39: (4/26/06) - Policies to Promote Economic Growth 

Review 

* Lecture 40: (4/28/06) - Review for Final Exam 

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