ECON 35200

Intermediate Macroeconomics
Trevor Gallen - Online- Summer 2019

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About the Course
This course will teach macroeconomic theory and empirics using Barro's Intermediate Macroeconomics. We will touch on the macroeconomic aggregates, economic growth, models of the businesscycle, in ation and money, the government sector and taxation, exchange rates and trade, and money and banking. The course will top off with a discussion of the U.S. financial crisis. I encourage you to be engaged in class video sessions.
Course Goals/Learning Objectives
The purpose of this class is to give you a rigorous introduction to macroeconomic theory and empirics. We examine long-standing stylized facts about both long-run growth and short-run uctuations in macroeconomic aggregates through the focusing lens of theory. We study determinants of equilibrium in labor, consumption,investment, and money markets in particular. In doing so, we will also touch on money and banking and financial markets.
Sample Assignment
Is the following true, or false? Explain. "The Solow Growth model needs productivity to rise to explain an individual country's GDP/capita data over time, but can explain cross-country differences in GDP/capita using capital accumulation alone."

ECON 35200

Course Catalog
ECON 35200 Intermediate Macroeconomics

Description
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course offers a rigorous introduction to macroeconomic theory and empirics with real-world applications. We examine longstanding stylized facts about long-run economic growth, short-run economic fluctuations (booms and recessions), and the aggregate effects of government policy. We study determinants of equilibrium in labor, consumption, investment, and money markets as well as the role of fiscal and monetary policies in closed and open economies. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
3.000 Credit hours
Levels:  Graduate, Professional, Undergraduate
Schedule Types:  Distance Learning, Lecture
Offered By:  School of Management
Department:  School of Business Admin
Course Attributes
S General Education, Upper Division
May be offered at any of the following campuses:  Northwest- Westville Northwest- Hammond West Lafayette
Learning Objectives
1. Provide students with a framework for analyzing different macroeconomic questions related to the determination of income, consumption, employment, inflation, interest rates, and exchange rates. 2. Develop analytical skills to understand and apply macroeconomic concepts and theories to real world phenomena and policies.
Prerequisites
(Undergraduate level ECON 25100 Minimum Grade of C- or Undergraduate level ECON E1030 Minimum Grade of C- or Undergraduate level ECON E2010 Minimum Grade of C-) and (Undergraduate level ECON 25200 Minimum Grade of C- or Undergraduate level ECON E2020 Minimum Grade of C- or Undergraduate level ECON E1040 Minimum Grade of C-) and (Undergraduate level MA 16010 Minimum Grade of C- or Undergraduate level MA 16100 Minimum Grade of C- or Undergraduate level MA 16500 Minimum Grade of C- or Undergraduate level MA 22300 Minimum Grade of C-)
Other Information
Restrictions:  Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors: Accounting Actuarial Science Advanced Accountancy Actuarial Science Honors Economics Honors Economics Finance General Management IM/Analytical Consulting IM/Computer Science IM/Data Analytics IM/Economics IM/Economics Honors IM/Engineering IM/Financial Engineering IM/Mgmt Info Systems IM/Manufac & Svc Operations IM/Operations Management IM/Quantitative Methods IM/Science IM/Sci, Tech, Engr & Math Management Marketing IM/Oper & Supply Chain Mgmt Supply Chain Info & Analytics Strategy & Organiz Mgmt