Sanjay K. Chugh

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Macroeconomic Theory
EC 202.05
Boston College
Fall 2014 Semester



Syllabus

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Lecture Slides

PDF file  September 2, 2014

PDF file  September 4, 2014

PDF file  September 9, 2014

PDF file  September 11, 2014

PDF file  September 16, 2014

PDF file  September 18, 2014

PDF file  September 23, 2014




Practice Problem Sets (not to be submitted)

Problem Set 1  PDF  Solutions

Problem Set 2  PDF  Solutions

Problem Set 3  PDF  Solutions

Problem Set 4  PDF  Solutions

Problem Set 5  PDF  Solutions

Problem Set 6  PDF  Solutions

 


Problem Sets (to be submitted)

Problem Set 1

Problem Set 2



In The News

PDF file  News Supplement 1

PDF file  News Supplement 2



Supplementary Reading

PDF file  Exchange Rates:  A Simply Supply-Demand Analysis

PDF file  "The Economic Crisis from a Neoclassical Perspective," Lee Ohanian, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2010, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 45-66.

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  2004 Nobel Lecture, Edward Prescott

PDF file  2004 Nobel Lecture, Finn Kydland

PDF file  1995 Nobel Lecture, Robert E. Lucas

PDF file  1986 Nobel Lecture, Robert Solow

PDF file  "The Macroeconomist as Scientist and Engineer," N. Gregory Mankiw, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 29-46.

PDF file  "Modern Macroeconomics in Practice:  How Theory is Shaping Policy," V.V. Chari and Patrick J. Kehoe, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 3-28.

PDF file  "The Missing Motivation in Macroeconomics," George A. Akerlof, American Economic Review, 2007, Vol. 97, No. 1, pp. 5-36.

PDF file  "Dillemas of an Economic Theorist," Ariel Rubinstein, Econometrica, 2006, Vol. 74, No. 4, pp. 865-883.



Review Notes

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These notes provide a brief review of important concepts from introductory macroeconomics.  I will assume everyone is comfortable with these basic concepts from the beginning of the course.