Macroeconomics

Numbering Code P-MGT75 50014 LE43 Year/Term 2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type Lecture
Target Year Target Student
Language English Day/Period Fri.2
Instructor name NISHIYAMA SHINICHI (Graduate School of Economics Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course This course covers standard intermediate-level macroeconomics, which consists of the classical theory, the growth theory, and the business cycle (Keynesian) theory. The course also covers some additional topics, such as stabilization policy, government debt and budget deficits, and the financial system, in macroeconomic theory and policy.
Course Goals Students would be able to understand a variety of standard macroeconomic theories and use these concepts to analyze macroeconomy and the effects of fiscal and monetary policies.
Schedule and Contents Week 1: Introduction
- The Science and the Data of Macroeconomics
Weeks 2-5: Classical Theory
- National Income
- The Monetary System and Inflation
- The Open Economy
- Unemployment and the Labor Market
Weeks 6-7: Growth Theory
- Capital Accumulation and Population Growth
- Technology, Empirics, and Policy
Weeks 8-10: Business Cycle (Keynesian) Theory
- Building the IS-LM Model
- Applying the IS-LM Model
- The Mundel-Fleming Model
Week 11-14: Topics on Macroecoomic Theory and Policy
- Alternative Perspective on Stabilization Policy
- Government Debt and Budget Deficits
- The Financial System: Opportunities and Dangers
- The Microfoundations of Consumption and Investment
Week 15: Feedback
Evaluation Methods and Policy Evaluation will be based on four homework assignments (20 percent) and one final exam (80 percent), following the guideline of the Graduate School of Management.
Course Requirements None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) Students are strongly encouraged to attend all classes, ask questions in the classroom and during office hours, and review the course material (textbooks, lecture slides, etc.) after each of the lectures.
Textbooks Textbooks/References Macroeconomics (Tenth Edition), N. Gregory Mankiw, (Worth Publishers), ISBN:978-1-319-24358-6
References, etc. Macroeconomics (Global 7th Edition), Olivier Blanchard, (Pearson Education), ISBN:978-1-292-16050-4
Macroecnomics (Global 9th Edition), A. Abel, B. Bernanke, D. Croushore, (Prentice Hall), ISBN:978-1-292-15492-3
Macroeconomics (International 4rd Edition), Charles I. Jones, (W W Norton & Co.), ISBN:978-0-393-60376-7
Macroeconomics (Global 6th Edition), Stephen D. Williamson, (Pearson Education), ISBN:978-1-292-21576-1
Related URL Lecture slides will be posted here.
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