COURSE: Economics 105-4 D9                                             SEMESTER:  Fall 2010
TITLE:  Principles of Macroecononomics                                INSTRUCTOR:  S. Easton

Course Outline and Reading List

Required Text: Ragan, Christopher T.S. and Richard G. Lipsey. Macroeconomics, Thirteenth Canadian Edition
All readings are from Ragan and Lipsey, Thirteenth Canadian Edition.  Supplementary material will be posted on my website at: http://www.sfu.ca/~easton/

Grading: Midterm 30%; Tutorial 20%; Final: 50%

Students who cannot write the midterm exam for documented medical/personal reasons will write a final exam with suitably adjusted weight.

Week 1: Chapters 19 and 20 NB: No tutorials this week, but please read chapter 19 for an overview before classes begin.
                Why GDP?

Week 2: Chapters 21 and 22

Week 3: Chapter 23

Week 4: Chapter 24 and 25

Week 5: Chapter 26 A Brief Introduction to the Theory of Economic Growth

Week 6: Mid-term Exam Practice Questions for Chapter 19; Practice Questions for Chapter 20; Practice Questions for Chapter 21

                    Practice Questions for Chapter 22; Practice Questions for Chapter 23; Practice Questions for Chapter 24

                    Practice Questions for Chapter 25;  Practice Essay Questions for Chapter 19-25

Week 7: Chapter 27 Mechanics of the Money Supply

Week 8: Chapter 28

Week 9: Chapter 29

Week 10: Remembrance Day: No Class

Week 11: Chapter 30 and 31 The Arithmetic of Money Growth and Inflation ; Understanding Overshooting

Week 12: Chapter 32

Week 13: Chapter 35

Students who cannot write the midterm exam for documented medical/personal reasons will write a final exam with a suitably adjusted weight.

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

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

All students are expected to read and understand SFU’s policies with regard to academic dishonesty (S 10.02 and S 10.03).  These policies are available at the following web addresses: http://www.sfu.ca/policies/files/Students/S10.02.pdf and http://www.sfu.ca/policies/files/Students/S10.03.pdf