Summer 2024 - ECON 305 D100
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (4)
Class Number: 1329
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 6 – Aug 2, 2024: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Yan Yan
yya298@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
ECON 201 with a minimum grade of C-; 60 units. Students with a minimum grade of A- in ECON 103 and 105 at Simon Fraser University at their first attempt can complete ECON 305 concurrently with ECON 201 after 30 units. Students seeking permission to enroll on this basis must contact the undergraduate advisor in economics.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Concepts and methods of analysis of macroeconomic variables -- consumption, investment, government and foreign trade. Classical and Keynesian models compared; analysis of economic statics and dynamics. Quantitative.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course is an introduction to macroeconomic theory, and in which we will discuss topics of national income accounting, inflation and unemployment, GDP growth and development, business cycles and economic crises, and the effects of monetary and fiscal policies, among others. In this course, we will also learn how to apply these theories to analyze economic policies.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
Topics:
Unless indicated otherwise, topics refer to the corresponding parts in the textbook.
Additional readings may be provided during the course delivery.
Topics will include (time permitting):
- Introduction
- The Economy in the Long Run (Classical Theory)
- The Economy in the Very Long Run (Growth Theory)
- The Economy in the Short Run (Business Cycle Theory)
- Macroeconomic Policy Debates
Grading
- Lecture/Tutorial Participation, and Quizzes/Assignments 15%
- 1st Midterm Exam 20%
- 2nd Midterm Exam 20%
- Final Exam 45%
NOTES:
All seats reserved for ECON Majors
Notes:
- Further information will be provided in the first week.
- The tentative dates for the midterm exams will be announced in the first week, but they are subject to change in the event of unforeseen and unavoidable interruptions to class schedules like campus closures.
- If you show substantial improvement in your final exam, then more weight may be given to your scores in it when computing your final grades (this does not apply if you do not show up for the midterm exam).
- Your final grades may be curved/adjusted using a linear transformation.
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Macroeconomics, 6th Canadian Edition. Gregory Mankiw and William Scarth, Macmillan learning, 2020.
(A former edition or the original version is fine.)
RECOMMENDED READING:
Other readings will be available on Canvas
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:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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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