Econ 305 - Spring 2021
Syllabus
- Course Description
and Outline
Online
textbook access - SFU Vitalsource
Problem Sets
Problem Set 1 - (Due
February 5)
Problem Set 1 (Solutions)
Problem Set 2 - (Due
March 3)
Problem Set 2 (Solutions)
Midterm Exam & Solutions
Problem Set 3 - (Due April
7)
Problem Set 3 (Solutions)
Final Exam & Solutions
Lecture
Slides
Lecture 1
Lecture 2 - Deaton
(2020) - "Beyond GDP"
Lecture 3
(Examples)
Lecture 4
Lecture 5
New Lecture 6
Lecture 6 Lecture 6 (Part B)
Lecture 7
Lecture 8
Lecture 9
Lecture 10
Lecture 11
Main Topics for Midterm
Lecture 12
Lecture 13
Lecture 14
Lecture 14 extras
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/is-lmentary/
Lecture 15
Lecture 15 extras
Lecture 16
Lecture 17
Lecture 18
Lecture 18 (Extended
Version)
Lecture 19
Lecture 20
Readings & Topics
for 2015 Final Exam
New Chpt 10 Lecture
Slides
New Lectures 21-22 (SIR Models and Lockdown
Strategies)
Main Topics for Final
Exam
Main Topics for 2013
Final Exam
Readings
Krugman (2009), "How
Did Economists Get It So Wrong?", New York Times Magazine
Lucas (2009), "In Defense
of the Dismal Science", The Economist
Prescott (2004), "Why Do
Americans Work So Much More Than Europeans?"
Friedman (1968), "The
Role of Monetary Policy"
Cogley (1997), "What is the
Optimal Rate of Inflation?" (an essay on the Friedman Rule)
"Invested Interests"
from The Economist 1-21-10
Transcript from an NPR
broadcast on the subprime crisis
Mankiw (2010), "The Trilemma of International
Finance"
Krugman (2011), "IS-LMentary"
Velde (2013), "Bitcoin:
A Primer"
Krugman (2011), "Golden
Cyberfetters"
Nakamoto (2008), "Bitcoin:
A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System"
Globe & Mail article on "Bitcoin"
Avery et. al. (2020), "An Economist's
Guide to Epidemiology Models of Infectious Disease"
Problem Sets
Problem Set 1
- (Due October 1)
Problem Set 1 (solutions)
Problem Set 2
- (Due October 29)
Problem Set 2
(solutions)
Problem Set 3
- (Due November 19)
Problem Set 3
(solutions)
Problem Set 4
- (Due December 3)
Problem Set 4
(solutions)
Old Exams <>Sample Midterm
Questions
Midterm Exam (Fall 2008)
Midterm Exam Solutions (Fall 2008)
Final Exam (Spring 2001)
Midterm Exam (Spring
2009)
Midterm Exam Solutions
(Spring 2009)
Midterm Exam Solutions
(Spring 2010)
Midterm Exam &
Solutions (Spring 2011)
Midterm Exam &
Solutions (Spring 2012)
Midterm Exam &
Solutions (Spring 2013)
Midterm Exam &
Solutions (Fall 2013)
Midterm Exam &
Solutions (Fall 2015)
Midterm Exam & Solutions
(Summer 2019)
Final Exam (Fall 2008)
Final Exam Solutions
(Fall 2008)
Final Exam &
Solutions Spring 2009
Final Exam &
Solutions (Spring 2010)
Final Exam &
Solutions (Spring 2011)
Final Exam &
Solutions (Spring 2012)
Final Exam & Solutions
(Spring 2013)
Final Exam &
Solutions (Fall 2013)
Old Problem Sets
Problem Set 1 - (Due February 2)
Problem Set 1
(Solutions)
Problem Set 2- (Due
February 11)
Problem Set 2
(Solutions)
Problem Set 3 -
(Due March 23)
Problem Set 3
(Solutions)
Problem Set 4 - (Due April 8)
Problem Set 4
(Solutions)
Problem Set 1 -
(Due February 1)
Problem Set 1 (Solutions)
Problem Set 2 -
(Due February 10)
Problem Set 2
(Solutions)
Problem Set 3 -
(Due March 21)
Problem Set 3
(Solutions)
Problem Set 4
- (Due April 11)
Problem Set 4
(Solutions)
Tutorial
Discussion Questions
Week 2 - Chapt. 2, Problems 2, 5, and 7
Week 3 - Chapt. 4, Problems 2, 4, and 8.
Week 4 - Chapt. 5, Problems 1 and 2.
Chapt. 6, Problems 4 and 5.
Week 5 - Chapt. 6, Problems 6 and 8.
Chapt. 7, Problem 3, 4, and 5.
Week 6 - Midterm Review
Week 7 - Chapt. 8, Problems 4 and 6.
Chapt. 9, Problems 6 and 8.
Weeks 8 and 9 - Chapt. 10, Problems 4 and 9.
Chapt. 11, Problems 1, 2, and 11.
Week 10 - Chapt 12, Problems 1, 2, and 6.
Week 11 - Chapt. 13, Problems 6, 8, and 9. Chapt.
14, Problem 7.
Week 12 - Chapt. 15, Problems 3, 4, and 7.
Week 13 - Chapt. 16, Problems 1 and 2.