Summer II 2007
1. Instructor Information
2. Important announcements
· Students are responsible for getting lecture notes. (August 6)
° The due for the problem set #1 has been extended to August 16, 2007 because we did not cover all topics in the questions. (August 10)
° The mid-term will be at 11 - 1 on Thursday, August 23, 2007. (August 17)
° The mid-term will cover Ch.14, 15, 16, and 17. (August 21)
° Exam rule: No books, No notes, No bluebook, Simple calculator is allowed. (August 21)
° I cannot identify one student who did not provide his or her name on the mid-term. Please let me know if you did not get back yours. (August 29)
° The final exam will be in Center Hall #212 at 8 - 11 AM on Saturday, September 8, 2007. (September 6)
° The final covers from Ch. 14 to Ch.20 but more weight after mid-term topics. (September 6)
° One of TAs, Li Zhou will have extra office hour at 12 - 1 on Friday. (September 6)
3. Course materials
b. Problem sets
· Problem set #1 (due, August 16, 2007): Answer key
° Problem set #2 (due, August 23, 2007): Answer key
° Problem set #3 (due, September 4, 2007): Answer key
c. Practice exams
· Practice mid-term: Answer key
d. Lecture notes
I. Expectations: The basic tools (August 7)
II. Financial Markets and Expectations (August 9)
III. Expectations and consumption (August 14)
IV. Expectations and investment (August 16)
V. Expectations, output and policy (August 16, 21)
VI. Openness in Goods and Financial Market (August 28)
VII. The Goods market in an open economy (August 28, 30)
VIII. Output, the interest rate, and the exchange rate (September 4, 6)