ECO 3203 Intermediate Macroeconomics
Fall 2015, Section #U01-C
MWF, 10am – 10:50am, DM190
Instructor: Gali Milbauer Lefkowitz
Office: CP 323A
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 3:00-4:00
E-mail: Gmilbaue@fiu.edu
Course Description. The course provides an analysis of the aggregate economy in the long-run
(full employment, economic growth, productivity) and the short-run (unemployment, business
cycles); economic policy for short-run stability and long-run growth (monetary and fiscal
policies, budget deficit, inflation, and debt); balance of payments and exchange rate.
Student Learning Objectives. The main goal is that you come away from this course with a
useful framework for which to understand the complexities of macroeconomic study. Upon
completing this course you should be able to investigate a variety of macroeconomic issues and
to develop theories and models that will help you understand the potentials and the limits of
economic policies
Required Text. We will be using: Blanchard, Olivier and Johnson, David W. Macroeconomics,
6th edition. Prentice Hall. 2013. (ISBN-10: 0133061639 • ISBN-13: 9780133061635)
General Class Expectations. Attendance is absolutely essential. Each bit of material builds on
earlier material. However, attendance will not be taken. It is the students’ responsibility to obtain
any notes or other course materials given during a missed class and to ensure that these are
accurate. Cell phones are to be turned off during class.
Exams. The two midterm examinations are each worth 35% and the final examination is worth
30% of your final grade. Although none of the exams are necessarily cumulative, you may have
to refer to previously learned material. You must bring your picture ID in order to take the exam,
there are not exceptions. Books, notes, cell phones, laptops, etc. may not be consulted during
exams. There are no make-up exams given for any circumstance other than a documented death
in the family or illness. In both instances you will be permitted to take the examination at a later
time, provided that a doctor’s note or other acceptable documentation is submitted within a week
of the unfortunate occurrence. An unexcused absence from any exam will result in a score of
zero.
Grades. Final grades for the course will be based on a points system using the following scale:
(A)
95-100 points
(B-) 80-82
(D+) 67-69
(A-) 90-94
(C+) 77-79
(D)
64-66
(B+) 87-89
(C)
73-76
(D-) 60-63
(B)
83-86
(C-) 70-72
(F)
59 points or less
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