Econ 100B, Macroeconomic Theory

Spring 2008

Lecture: TuTh 3:30-5:00 p.m. 2050 VLSB
Instructor: Professor S A. Wood
Office: 520 Evans
Office Hours: TuTh 2:15–3:15 p.m. and by appointment
E-mail: swood@haas.berkeley.edu

Course Information

 

Lecture Notes

1.  Introduction to Macroeconomics

2.  The Measurement and Structure of the Nation

3.  Productivity, Output, and Employment, Part 1

4.  Productivity, Output and Employment, Part 2

5.  Consunption, Saving, and Investment, Part 1

6.  Consunption, Saving, and Investment, Part 2

7.  Long Term Economic Growth, Part 1

8.  Long Term Economic Growth, Part 2

     Exam #1 Review

9.  The Asset Market, Money, and Prices, Part 1

10.The Asset Market, Money, and Prices, Part 2

11.Business Cycles

12 The IS-LM/AS Model: A General Framework for Macroeconomic Analysis

13. The IS-LM/AS Model: A General Framework for Macroeconomic Analysis, Part 2

14. The IS-LM/AD-AS Model: A General Framework for Macroeconomic Analysis, Part 3

15. Unemployment and Inflation, Part 1

16. Unemployment and Inflation, Part 2

16. Unemployment and Inflation, Part 3

      Review Session for Exam #2

17. Saving and Investment in the Open Economy, Part 1

18. Saving and Investment in the Open Economy, Part 2

19. Exchange Rates, Business Cycles, and Macroeconomic Policy in the Open Economy, Part 1

20. Exchange Rates, Business Cycles, and Macroeconomic Policy in the Open Economy, Part 2

21. Exchange Rates, Business Cycles, and Macroeconomic Policy in the Open Economy, Part 3

22. Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve System, Part 1

23. Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve System, Part 2

24. Government Spending and its Financing

25. Summary and Conclusions

26. Review

 

Problem Sets

 

Exams