Economics (Period 2)

Syllabus #13   Ms. Deeter

March 23 – April 3, 2009

Macro Topics & International Economics

 

Date                                In Class                                                                                          Assignment: (for the night after class)

 

Class #1                         RET                                                                                                McConnell (Ch 16): pp. 302-317

3/23                                Rival Economic Theories (Ex)                                                  Finish PS #4, Q #3

                                        Construct Table of Economic Theories                                  

                                        PS #4, Q #2

                                                                                                                                                                               

Class #2                         Economic Growth                                                                         Economic Growth & Productive Capacity (Ex)

3/24                                Receive Web Questions #11                                                      Reviewing the Concepts (Ex)

                                        FOMC Status Check                                                                   Study Questions (Ex)         

                                        Hand in PS #4, Q #3                                                                   Finish Web Questions #11

 

Class #3                         Budget Deficits                                                                                           

3/25                                Federal Debt                                                                                

                                        Hand in Web Questions #11                                                    

                                                                                                                                               

Class #4                         Review                                                                                           Finish Exercises

3/26                                Fiscal vs. Monetary Policy                                                         * End of 3rd Quarter!!! *

                                        AP Review Book WS

                                        AD and AS (Ex)                                                  

                                        Monetary Policy & AD/AS (Ex) – On Board

                                        Monetary Policy & AE Model (Ex) – On Board

                                        Expansionary vs. Contractionary (Ex)  

 

Class #5                         Review                                                                                           Finish Exercises

3/30                                Fiscal vs. Monetary Policy                                                         Study for Test

                                        AD & AS Review (Ex)                                                                

                                        Inflationary & Recessionary Gaps (Ex)                                

                                        Multiple Choice Extra Credit Problems                                

                                        Review LRAS, PPC, PC, Stagflation                                         

 

Class #6                         Review                                                                                           Study for Test     

3/31                                                                                                                                       

 

Class #7                         Macro Test #4                                                                              McConnell (Ch 35): pp. 675-685        

4/1

 

Class #8                         Why Trade?                                                                                  McConnell (Ch 5): pp. 84-94

4/2                                  Comparative Advantage                                                             (Up to Government and Trade)

                                        Sheas & Shumways (Ex)                                                            McConnell (Ch 35): pp. 685-688

                                        Comparative Advantage (Ex)                                                   (Up to The Case for Protection)

                                        #1, 10, 13 (Prob. From Book)                                                  Economic Efficiency (Ex)

 

Class #9                         Comparative Advantage (cont.)                                                McConnell (Ch 5): pp. 95-100

4/3                                  Trade Barriers                                                                               McConnell (Ch 35): pp. 688-693

                                        # 2, 3, 6 (Prob. From Book)

                                        Receive Web Questions #12                                     

                                        Protectionism Quiz