Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2020 - ECON 105 D200

Principles of Macroeconomics (4)

Class Number: 1834

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2020: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 22, 2020
    Wed, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Burnaby

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 is designed to introduce the basic concepts of macroeconomics. These include, among others: growth, inflation, unemployment, interest rates and aggregate supply and demand. These issues will be analyzed in this course both through basic macroeconomic models and through illustrative examples from the experience of the Canadian economy.

Topics:

  • Supply and demand
  • Growth and the determinants of aggregate supply
  • Determinants of aggregate demand and fiscal policy
  • Money supply, interest rates and monetary policy
  • Inflation and unemployment
  • The global economy

Grading

  • Homework assignments 10%
  • Quizzes 20%
  • Midterm exam 30%
  • Final exam 40%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

None.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Principles of Macroeconomics, 8th Canadian Edition, Nelson, 2019. (Mankiw, Kneebone and McKenzie).
ISBN: 978-0176872830

Macroeconomics: 5th Canadian edition. Worth Publishing, 2014. (Mankiw & Scarth).
ISBN: 978-1464168505

Department Undergraduate Notes:

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

Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability must contact the Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL) at 778-782-3112 or caladmin@sfu.ca.

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS