Christophre Georges
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Econ 285: Macroeconomic Theory
 

Handouts and Problem Sets:

  • Syllabus: Spring 2020 (pdf)
  • Handout 1: Charts (pdf)
  • Excel Handout (pdf) 
  • data1.xlsx
  • Handout on Price Indexes (pdf)
  • Handout on Money (pdf)
  • Intro to Business Cycles (pdf)
  • Handout on Dynamic AS (pdf)
  • Handout on Investment (pdf)
  • Handout on Consumption (pdf)
  • Handout on Government Debt (pdf)
  • News Schedule: Section 03 (pdf) Section 04 (pdf)
  • Practice Problems 1 (pdf) and Help (pdf)
  • Practice Problems 2 (pdf) and Help (pdf)
  • Data for Take Home Assignment I (data2.xlsx)
  • Practice Problems 3 (pdf) and Help (pdf)
  • Data for Take Home Assignment II (data3.xlsx)
  • Practice Problems 4 (pdf) and Help(pdf)
  • Practice Problems 5 (pdf) and Help (pdf)
  • Practice Problems 6 (pdf) and Help (pdf)
  • Data for Take Home Assignment III (data4.xls)

Additional Readings and Videos:

  • Powell Testimony to Congress, November 13 2019 (FRB)
  • FOMC Press Release, December 11 2019 (FRB)
  • Robert Gordon: The Death of Innovation, the End of Growth (2013)  (ted talk)
  • Erik Brynjolfsson: The Second Wave of the Second Machine Age (2017) (talk at Oxford Martin)
  • Esther Duflo: Social Experiments to Fight Poverty (2010) (ted talk)
  • Deciphering the Liquidity and Credit Crunch 2007–2008 (Brunermeier, JEP, 2009)
  • PBS Frontline: Inside the Meltdown (PBS, February 2009)
  • Financial Turmoil Timeline (FRBNY)
  • CBO Testimony, April 11, 2018: The Budget and Economic Outlook 2018-2028 (pdf)

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