ECNS 303: Intermediate Macroeconomics with Calculus (Spring 2014)
Class Schedule: 10:50am to 12:05pm on Tuesday and Thursday (ROBH 307)
Professor: Dr. Mark Anderson
Email: dwight.anderson@montana.edu; Course webpage: www.dmarkanderson.com
Office Hours: Tuesday 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm (307E Linfield Hall)
Course prerequisites: ECNS 202 (Principles of Macroeconomics) and ECNS 204 (Microeconomics) or ECNS 251
(Honors Economics); M 161 (Survey of Calculus) or M 171 (Calculus I)
Textbooks: Gregory Mankiw, Macroeconomics, 7th edition; Mancur Olson, The Rise and Decline of Nations
Grades: Quizzes: 25%
-There will be approximately 8-9 quizzes. The 2 lowest quiz score will be dropped.
-If you miss a quiz, you cannot make it up. No exceptions.
Exam #1 (on material in Mankiw): 30%
Exam #2 (on material in Mankiw): 30%
Exam #3 (On material in Olson. This will be a take-home exam administered during finals week): 15%
-Exam will be due at the time our final exam is scheduled (May 2nd at 3:50 pm)
Homework: 0% (HW problems assigned serve as prep for quizzes and exams and will not be collected)
Schedule (subject to change at my discretion):
The Economy in the Short Run
-Week 1 (Jan. 9): Review of syllabus
-Week 8 (Feb. 25 & Feb. 27): Intro to Economic
Fluctuations and Aggregate Demand I (Ch. 10 and 11 of
Mankiw).
Introduction to Macroeconomics
-Week 2 (Jan. 14 & Jan. 16): The Science and Data of
Macroeconomics (Ch. 1 and 2 of Mankiw)
-Week 9 (March 4 & March 6): Aggregate Demand I
(Ch. 11 of Mankiw). Quiz #6 on March 4th
The Economy in the Long Run
-Week 3 (Jan. 21 & Jan. 23): National Income (Ch. 3 of -Week 10 (March 11 & March 13): Spring Break
Mankiw). Quiz #1 on Jan 21st
-Week 11 (March 18 & March 20): Aggregate Demand
-Week 4 (Jan. 28 & Jan. 30): Economic Growth I:
II (Ch. 12 of Mankiw). Quiz #7 on March 20th
Capital Accumulation and Population Growth (Ch. 8 of
Makiw). Quiz #2 on Jan. 28th
-Week 12 (March 25 & March 27): Aggregate Supply
(Ch. 14 of Mankiw) . Quiz #8 on March 27th
-Week 5 (Feb. 4 & Feb. 6): Economic Growth II:
Technology, Empirics, and Policy (Ch. 9 of Mankiw).
-Week 13 (April 1 & April 3): Exam #2 on April 1st.
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Quiz #3 on Feb. 4
NO CLASS ON APRIL 3rd.
-Week 6 (Feb. 11 & Feb. 13): Unemployment (Ch. 7 of
Mankiw). Quiz #4 on Feb. 11th
-Week 14 (April 8 & April 10): Consumption (Ch. 16 of
Mankiw). Quiz #9 on April 10th.
-Week 7 (Feb. 18 & Feb. 20): Money and Inflation (Ch.
4 and 5 of Mankiw). Quiz #5 on Feb. 18th. Exam #1 on
Feb. 20th.
The Rise and Decline of Nations
-Week 15 (April 15 & April 17): Class discussion on
Olson (Ch. 1 through 4 of Olson)
-Week 16 (April 22 & April 24): Class discussion on
Olson (Ch. 1 through 4 of Olson)
-Finals Week: Exam #3 (Take-home exam on the
material from Olson)