Intermediate Macroeconomics

ECON 30020 is an intensive examination of macroeconomics with particular reference to the determination of economic growth, national income, employment and the general price level.

The most recent (Fall 2024) course materials are below:

Syllabus: pdf

Slides:

  • Introduction: pdf
  • Growth: pdf
  • Consumption: pdf
  • Equilibrium in Endowment Economy: pdf
  • Fiscal Policy and Ricardian Equivalence: pdf
  • Equilibrium in Production Economy: pdf
  • The Neoclassical Model: pdf
  • Money demand and the classical dichotomy: pdf
  • Money supply, inflation, and interest rates: pdf
  • Real business cycle theory: pdf
  • New Keynesian Model: pdf
  • New Keynesian Model, Dynamics and Optimal Policy: pdf
  • ZLB, Great Recession, and COVID-19: pdf

Problem Sets:

  • Problem Set 1: pdf
  • Problem Set 2: pdf
  • Problem Set 3: pdf
  • Problem Set 4: pdf
  • Problem Set 5: pdf

Exam Review:

  • Midterm 1: pdf
  • Midterm 2: pdf