ECO 6206 (FALL 2004)

AGGREGATE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS for Master Degree

The Course Outline (html Format). 

The Course Outline (PDF Format). 

Book(s)

David Romer (2001) Advanced Macroeconomics Second Edition. McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 0-07-231855-4.

Class Notes

• Chapter 1 - Class Notes.
• Continuous Time Optimization (Optimal Control) Class Notes.
• Chapter 2 - Class Notes.
• The Solow Interactive Model. (Excel File: Calibrate, Compute and Graph) 
• Real-Business-Cycle Theory: Elasticities, De-trending, Criticisms and Failures
• Chapter 4 - Class Notes.
• Chapter 5 - Class Notes.
• Chapter 9 - Class Notes.

Readings

Sianesi, Barbara; Reenen, John Van (2003) The Returns to Education: Macroeconomics. By: . Journal of Economic Surveys, April, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p157, 44p.

Joseph A. Ritter (1995) An outsider's guide to real business cycle modeling Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review,  March-April.

EXAMS

• Your grade is posted on the CBA web page.
• The Final Exam.
• The Solution to the Mid-Term Exam.
• The Mid-Term Exam.

Assignments

• Assignment III is due on 11/12/04.
• T.A. Session will be held every Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. Conference Room BA2-301.
• Assignment II is due on 10/21/04 at 6:00 p.m.
• T.A. Session will be held every Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Conference Room BA2-301.
• T.A. Session will be held on Wednesday, Sep 29, 2004 instead of Friday October 1, 2004. The session will be held at 4:30 p.m. at the Conference room.
• The T.A. is available every Friday at 6:00 p.m. to help with the class material.
• Assignment I. Due on 09/30/04 at 6:00 p.m.
  • Romer (2001), Question 1.6, p. 44
  • Romer (2001), Question 1.7, p. 44
  • Romer (2001), Question 1.11 (a), (b) and (c), p. 45

Sample Questions

• Chapter 1,  Questions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
• Chapter 2,  Questions: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9*, 12*, 13, 14, 15 and 17.
• Chapter 4,  Questions: 4, 5, 7, 8(a), 11* and 13.
• Chapter 5,  Questions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
• Chapter 6,  Question: 16.
• Chapter 9,  Questions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16 and 17. 
• Chapter 10, Questions: 8 and 11.

Slides

• Chapter 1 - Slides.
• Chapter 1 - Handouts.

Download the Acrobat Reader to Read and Print the Assignments.

Teach Yourself 

• Basic Micro and Macro
• Economics Interactive Tutorials by Dr. Samuel L. Baker.
• Total Cost, Variable Cost and Marginal Cost.
• Elasticity.
• Elasticity 2.
• Demand.
• Supply, Demand and Equilibrium.

The following letter grade system will be used, 

YOUR GRADE IS POSTED

GO to the CBA web site, click on SUPPORT, then click on CHECK GRADES ONLINE,

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http://www.bus.ucf.edu/cbagrades

Login using your Student Number and check your grade. Again, the password is eco6206.

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