Simon Fraser University
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Course Outlines

Spring 2020 - ECON 105 D900

Principles of Macroeconomics (4)

Class Number: 1720

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2020: Tue, Thu, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
    Surrey

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 21, 2020
    Tue, 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 is an introduction to macroeconomics, a study of how a national economy behaves on the aggregate level. We will examine the measures of the national income, inflation and unemployment, business cycles and stabilization policies, the role of money and banking system, inflation and interest rates, international trade and exchange rates, economic growth and policies that promote economic growth.

Topics:

  • Macroeconomic Aggregates
  • Short-Run Equilibrium Models
  • Business Cycles and Stabilization Policies
  • Long-Run Equilibrium Models
  • Economic Growth and Policies
  • Money, Banking, Interest and Monetary Policies
  • International Trade, Exchange Rates and Trade Policies

Grading

  • Online quizzes 10%
  • Assignments 25%
  • Midterm test 25%
  • Final exam 40%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Christopher T.S. Ragan, Macroeconomics, Sixteenth Canadian Edition, Pearson Canada, 2019

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:

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