| Lec # | Topics | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 - Economic Growth | ||
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2-3 | Solow Growth Model | Problem set 1 out in lecture 3 |
| 4-5 | TFP and Economic Growth | Problem set 1 due in lecture 5 |
| 6-7 | New Growth Theory | Problem set 2 out in lecture 7 |
| 8-9 | Knowledge and Economic Growth | Problem set 2 due in lecture 9 |
| 10 | First Exam | |
| Unit 2 - Savings | ||
| 11-12 | Representative Consumer Model | Problem set 3 out in lecture 12 |
| 13-14 | Overlapping Generations Model | Problem set 3 due in lecture 14 Problem set 4 out in lecture 14 Rough draft of paper due in lecture 14 |
| 15-16 | Government Policy, Savings, and Social Security | Problem set 4 due in lecture 16 |
| 17 | International Comparisons | |
| 18 | Second Exam | |
| Unit 3 - Exchange Rates and Wage Setting | ||
| 19-20 | Mundell-Fleming Model | Problem set 5 out in lecture 19 Final version of paper due in lecture 20 |
| 21 | Great Depression, Bretton Woods and Today | Problem set 5 due Problem set 6 out |
| 22-23 | Unemployment Then and Now | Problem set 6 due in lecture 22 |
| 24-25 | The International Economy | |
| 26 | Third Exam | |