Economics 282, Macroeconomic Analysis
Fall 2000
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This course develops theoretical frameworks which can be used
to explain economic behavior at the aggregate, or economy-wide,
level. We will examine the determinates of long run economic
growth, and the causes of short-run fluctuations in economic
activity associated with business cycles, along with potential
influences of economic policy. In so doing, we will discuss causes
of inflation and unemployment, the influence of aggregate spending
on goods and services, the supply of and demand for money, the
balance of trade, international capital flows, and labor market
conditions, among other topics. The course emphasizes systems
of analysis which are both widely used and subject to serious
debate. We will concentrate on explaining the quite detailed
logic of these analytical systems along with some policy applications.
At the same time we will discuss some of the relevant theoretical
and policy debates. Prerequisites: Economics 111, second-year
standing, and one additional economics course numbered below
260 or permission of instructor.
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