Course Schedule
| Week | Readings and Videos | Topic | Assignments | Due |
| Week 1
3/5– 3/1 |
Click here to read Chapter 1 | Economic Thinking | Discussion 1: Introduction & your thoughts about economics
Test 1 |
3/16 |
| Week 2
3/17 – 3/23 |
Click here to read Chapter 2
Video on What is Opportunity Cost |
Choice in a World of Scarcity | Discussion 2: Opportunity Cost
Test 2 |
3/23 |
| Week 3
3/24– 3/30 |
Demand & Supply, Comparative Advantage, Absolute Advantage & International Trade | Discussion 3: Choosing a country for future discussions
Test 3 |
3/30 |
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| Week 4
3/31 – 4/6 |
Click here to read Chapter 6 | Macroeconomic Measures – GDP | Discussion 4: GDP
Test 4 |
4/6 |
| Week 5
4/7 – 4/20 |
Click her to read Chapter 7 on Economic Growth | GDP & Business Cycles | Discussion 5: Business Cycles
Test 5 |
4/20 |
| Week 6
4/21 – 4/27 |
Click here to read Chapter 8 on Unemployment
Video on Shortcomings of Unemployment Rate Video on Frictional Unemployment |
Module 6: Macroeconomic Measures – Unemployment | Discussion 6: Unemployment Rate
Test 6 |
4/27 |
| Week 7
4/28 – 5/4 |
Click here to read Chapter 9 on Inflation
Video on Inflation Explained in One Minute |
Macroeconomic Measures – Inflation and Price Indexes | Discussion 7: Inflation
Test 7 |
5/4 |
| Week 8
5/5 – 5/11 |
Click here to read Chapter 9 on Inflation
Video on Cost of Inflation (Price Confusion & Money Illusion) Video on Cost of Inflation (Financial Intermediation Failure) |
Macroeconomic Measures – Inflation and Price Indexes [Continuation] |
Test 8 |
5/11 |
| Week 9
5/12 – 5/18 |
Click here to read Chapter 17 on Government Budget and Fiscal Policy | Keynesian and Neoclassical Economics | Discussion 8: Keynesian vs. Classical
Test 9 |
5/18 |
| Week 10
5/19 – 5/25 |
Click here to read Chapter 17 on Government Budget and Fiscal Policy
Optional Reading on Chapter 18 on Impacts of Government Borrowing |
Fiscal Policy |
Test 10 |
5/25 |
| Week 11
5/22 – 5/28 |
Click here to read Chapter 14 on Money and Banking | Money and Monetary Policy | Discussion 9: Share your thoughts
Test 11 |
5/28 |
| Week 12
5/26 – 6/8 |
Click here to read Chapter 15 on Monetary Policy | Money and Monetary Policy |
Test 12 |
6/8 |
| Review
Final Examination June 11-14 |
Final Exam |
