ECON 103 Principles of Macroeconomics Instructor: Bernard Malamud –Office: BEH 502 Phone (702) 895 –3294 Fax: 895 – 1354 » Website: Office hours: MTWThF 9:30-11am; and by appointment
Macro Objectives Talk’n’ Economics –Vocabulary: GDP, Inflation, Debt, Supply, Demand…and much, much more Economic Facts –Descriptions of the US and world economies Economic Models –Simplifying a complex reality Economic Policy Analysis –Laissez – faire vs. activism The Economic Way of Thinking From micro: Incentives matter!
The Macroeconomy
Macro Concerns Jobs Growth Price Stability Government Budget Balance of Payments Exchange Value of Dollar
CBS Follies From Alexander Hamilton to Glenn Hubbard 0Ys&eurl= 0Ys&eurl= –Spring 2006
Macro Pictures: Jobs
Macro Pictures: Fluctuations
Macro Pictures: Unemployment
Macro Pictures: Growth
Macro Pictures: Prices
Macro Pictures: Core Prices
Macro Pictures: Exchange Rate
Macro Pictures: Payments Deficit
What We’ll Cover Macro measurement: output, income, employment, prices, inflation, interest rates Aggregate demand: C,I,G,NX … what’s bought Money … what’s spent Demand-side policies Aggregate supply: Short-run responses to prices Adjustment to long-run output potential Policy Debates Economic Growth
Micro Foundations: A Brief Review Production Possibilities Frontier Quantity of Computers Produced Quantity of Cars Produced A 0 B Feasible but Inefficient C D Production Possibilities Frontier Efficient Points
Supply Demand Price of Ice-Cream Cone Quantity of Ice-Cream Cones Micro Foundations: A Brief Review Supply and Demand $ Equilibrium
AS AD Price Index Real GDP Macroeconomics: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Potential Real GDP