EC 202 Fall 2018 Weekly Schedule
Week 1: September 4, 6
Chapter 1 Ten Principles of Economics
Chapter 2 Thinking Like an Economist
Chapter 3 Interdependence and the Gains from Trade
Week 2: September 11, 13
Chapter 4 Market Forces of Supply and Demand
Week 3: September 18, 20, 21
Chapter 5 Measuring a Nation's Income
Chapter 6 Measuring the Cost of Living
Week 4: September 25, 27
Chapter 7 Production and Growth
Thursday: Exam 1: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Week 5: October 2, 4
Chapter 8: Savings, Investment and the Financial System
Chapter 10: Employment
Week 6: October 9, 11
Chapter 9: The Basic Tools of Finance
Week 7: October 16, 18
Thursday, Exam 2: Chapters 6, 8, 9.
Week 8: October 23, 25
Chapter 11: The Monetary System
Chapter 12 Money, Growth and Inflation
Week 9: October 30
Tuesday, Exam 3: Chapters 11, 12.
Week 10: November 6, 8, 9
Chapter 16: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
Chapter 13: Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts
Week 11: November 13, 15
Chapter 15: Keynes and IS-LM Analysis
Chapter 17: The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand
Week 12: November 20
Case studies: financial crisis, China in the global economy, natural resource curse, European Monetary Union.
Week 13: November 27, 29
Case studies: financial crisis, China in the global economy, natural resource curse, European Monetary Union.
Week 14: December 2, 4
Case studies: financial crisis, China in the global economy, natural resource curse, European Monetary Union.
Week 15:
Comprehensive Final Exam - see University schedule for date and time