Spring 2023 - ECON 105 D900

Principles of Macroeconomics (4)

Class Number: 3310

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 4 – Apr 11, 2023: Wed, Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Surrey

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 18, 2023
    Tue, 8:30–11:30 a.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:

 

  • Economics Methodology & Models
  • Macroeconomic Aggregates
  • Short-Run Equilibrium Models
  • Business Cycles & Stabilization Policies
  • Long-Run Equilibrium Models
  • Economic Growth & Policies
  • Money, Banking, & Interest
  • Canadian Monetary Policies

Grading

  • Online Quizzes 10%
  • Assignments 25%
  • Midterm tests 30%
  • Final Exam 35%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Christopher T.S. Ragan, Macroeconomics, Seventeenth Canadian Edition, Pearson Canada, 2022.


REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

Please note that, as per Policy T20.01, the course requirements (and grading scheme) outlined here are subject to change up until the end of the first week of classes.

Final exam schedules will be released during the second month of classes. If your course has a final exam, please ensure that you are available during the entire final exam period until you receive confirmation of your exam dates. 

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.

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

Registrar Notes:

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