Econ 305 - Fall 2021
Syllabus
- Course
Description and Outline
Online
textbook access - SFU Vitalsource
Problem Sets
Problem Set 1 - (Due
October 7)
Problem Set 1 (Solutions)
Problem Set 2
- (Due October 28)
Problem Set 2 (Solutions)
Midterm Exam & Solutions
Problem Set 3 -
(Due December 6)
Problem Set 3 (Solutions)
Final Exam & Solutions
Problem Sets and Exams from Spring
2021
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.