Simon Fraser University
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Course Outlines

Spring 2017 - ECON 105 D900

Principles of Macroeconomics (4)

Class Number: 1723

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Wed, Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Surrey

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 21, 2017
    Fri, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Surrey

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The principal elements of theory concerning money and income, distribution, social accounts, public finance, international trade, comparative systems, and development and growth. Students with credit for ECON 205 cannot take ECON 105 for further credit. Quantitative/Breadth-Soc.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course will provide an overview of macroeconomic issues: the determination of output, employment, unemployment, interest rates, and inflation. Monetary and fiscal policies are discussed, as are public debt and international economic issues. It introduces basic models of macroeconomics and illustrates principles with the experience of Canada and other economies.


Topics:

  •   Gains from trade
  •   Supply and demand
  •   Measuring output and the price level
  •   Long-run economic growth
  •   Savings, investment, and the financial system
  •   Unemployment
  •   Money and inflation
  •   Open economy macroeconomics
  •   Short-run economic fluctuations   

Grading

  • Midterm 1 25%
  • Midterm 2 25%
  • Final Exam 50%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Mankiw, Kneebone, and McKenzie, Principles of Macroeconomics, 7th Canadian Edition. Nelson, 2017.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

***  NO TUTORIALS DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES***

Students requiring  accomodations as a result of a disability must contact the  Centre for Students with Disabilities  at 778 782 3112 or csdo@sfu.ca 

Registrar Notes:

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