Introduction to Macroeconomics
| Numbering Code | U-ECON00 10102 LJ43 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | 1st & 2nd year students | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Wed.2 | |
| Instructor name | IWASE YUSUKE (Graduate School of Economics Senior Lecturer) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Introductory level macroeconomics lectures for first-time students of macroeconomics, providing a bridge to Macroeconomics 1 and 2. | |||
| Course Goals | The goal is to acquire basic concepts and techniques of macroeconomics. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
Week 1: Guidance and Introduction Week 2: Calculating National Income Week 3: Measuring Living Costs Week 4: Production and Growth Week 5: Savings, Investments, and the Financial System Week 6: Finance Week 7: Unemployment Week 8: Money System Week 9: Growth and Inflation of Money Week 10: Open Macroeconomics Week 11: Macroeconomic Theory of Open Economies Week 12: Total Demand and Total Supply Week 13: Impact of Monetary and Fiscal Policies on Aggregate Demand Week 14: Short-term Trade-off between Inflation and Unemployment |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Evaluation will be based on e-learning status (10%) and final exam (90%). Detailed explanation to be given in the first class. |
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| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Through working on text review, applied problems, and e-learning problems, students will have a better understanding of the content after taking this class. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Ｎ・グレゴリー・マンキュー "マンキュー経済学Ⅱマクロ編 弟３版" (東洋経済新報社) ISBN:9784492314456 | ||
| References, etc. | Introduced in Class | |||
