Macro Economics Complete List

See Course Reading List for sections First number is the section, second is the article, third is the page number.

• Nickel and Dimed Book Report
• Travels of a Global T-Shirt Book Report

Reading 0

• Class Syllabus, Page 2

Reading 1 - Introduction

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• Why Communism Failed Questions
• Test of Macro Thinking, Workbook p. 35

Reading 2 - Graphs

• Notes
• Study Questions Page 2, Page 3
• PowerPoints Notes Page 2

Reading 3 - Economics

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• Study Questions, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5
• Models In-class notes
• PPF Model Exercise, Page 2

Reading 4 - PPC

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• Reading:Not Worth Doing Well, Page 2
• Efficiencies Notes

Reading 5 - Econ System

• Notes, Page 2
• Circular Flow Model Class Notes

Reading 6 - Demand

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4
• Graphs for 6.4 and 7.2, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5
• Curve Info
• Supply Graph Instructions, Page 2

Reading 7 - Supply and Equilibrium

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• Demand Graph Instructions, Page 2

Reading 8 - Applications

• Notes - See Reading 7
• Energy Harvest Article, Page 2
• Equilibrium Prices and Equilibrium Quantities Worksheet, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5

Reading 9 - Capitalism

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4
• Article Drop in Gas Prices

Reading 10 - Market System

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3

Reading 11 - Competition

• Notes

Reading 12 - Households and Businesses

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4
• Chap 5 Study Questions, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4
• Tickle Me Elmo Extreme Article Notes

Reading 13 - Government

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4
• Activity

Reading 14 - Circ Flow and Gov Finance

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• Article - Income Inequality and Politics
• Activity - Public and Private Goods
• Activity 6 - Circular Flow Revisited

Reading 15 - World Trade

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3 - Circular Flow Diagram

Reading 16 - Competitive Advantage

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3

Reading 17 - Trade Agreements

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• Competitive Advantage Calculations and Activity

Reading 18 - GDP by Expenditures

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3

Reading 19 - GDP by Income

• Notes, Page 2
• Try you hand at counting GDP Activity
• Counting R&D Article
• GDP Derivatives Activity 10, Worksheet

Reading 20 - Indices

• Notes, Page 2
• Create Your Own CPI Activity

Reading 21 - Business Cycle

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5
• Activity 14 Business Cycle

Reading 22 - Unemployment and Inflation

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3

Reading 23 - Inflation Effects

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4
• In-Class Notes and Graph
• Activity 12 Helped/Hurt by Inflation, Page 2

Reading 24 - Economic Collapse and Say's Law

• Notes, Page 2
• Chap 9 Study Question, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6
• Business Cycle Computer Graphing, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4

Reading 25 - Aggregate Expenditures Model: Intro and Consumption

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• Activity 15 - Problem with Macro Economic Indicators, Page 2

Reading 26 - Aggregate Expenditures: Investments

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4
• Consumption Function Activity, Page 2, Page 3

Reading 27 - Aggregate Expenditures: Equilibrium GDP

• Notes, Page 2
• Emotional vs. Intelligent Economics Article, Page 2
• Plotting the Investment Function Activity, Page 2, Page 3

Reading 28 - Last Word: Keynes

• Notes
• AE and Fiscal Policy Worksheet, Page 2

Reading 29 - Aggregate Expenditures The Multiplier

• Notes, Page 2
• Keynes Bio

Reading 30 - Aggregate Expenditures: Governments and Foreign Trade

• Notes, Page 2

Reading 31 - Aggregate Expenditures: Taxes and Inflation

• Notes, Page 2
• Equilibrium Activity, Page 2

Reading 32 - Aggregate Expenditures: Historical Applications

• Notes, Page 2
• The GDP Gap Activity

Reading 33 - Aggregate Demand

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4
• Chap 11 Study Questions, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4

Reading 34 - Aggregate Supply

• Notes, Page 2

Reading 35 - Aggregate Demand and Supply Eqularibrium

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4
• Shifting AS Activity

Reading 36 - Fiscal Policy

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• Cassel Article: What Type of Slowdown?
• Activity 18 - Change in AD and AS, Page 2, Page 3

Reading 37 - Auto Stabilizers

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3

Reading 38 - Crowding Out

• Notes, Page 2
• Activity 30 - Autonomous and Discretionary Fiscal Policy
• Cassel: Politics and Economics

Reading 39 - Money

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4
• Chap 13 Study Questions, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6

Reading 40 - Demand for Money

• Notes, Page 2

Reading 41 - The Fed

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4

Reading 42 - Money Developments

• Notes
• Multiple Expansions of Demand Deposits Activity, Page 2

Reading 43 - Money Creation Part 1

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3

Reading 44 - Money Creation Part 2

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• In-class Notes
• Becoming a Millionaire Lesson Notes, Notes Page 2, Risk Drawling, Stock Research, Article, Cont.
• Creating Money Activity, Page 2

Reading 45 - Money Control

• Notes

Reading 46 - Monetary Policy Part 1

• Notes, Page 2
• Cassel Article: Inflation Fight Working

Reading 47 - Monetary Policy Part 2

• Notes, Page 2

Reading 48 - Monetary Policy Effectiveness

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• Fed's 3 Tools - In-Class Notes
• Activity 39, Page 2

Reading 49 - Monetary Policy Graph It!

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• Activity 40: Monetary Policy, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5
• Activity 41, Page 2, Page 3
• Test 3 Practice Test

Reading 50 - AD/AS Analysis

• Notes, Page 2
• Activity 19: Long Run AS, Page 2
• Chap 16 Study Questions, Page 2, Page 3

Reading 51 - Supply Side Economics

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• Activity 20: Manipulating AS/AD with Supply Shocks, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6
• Titanic Metaphor
• Economic Storm Signals Article

Reading 52 - The Phillips Curve

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• Activity 49: Supply Side Economics, Budget Changes, and Tax Cuts, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4
• Economic Storm Signals Article, Page 2

Reading 53 - The Phillips Curve

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3

Reading 54 - Self-Correction?

• Notes
• Activity 22: A POV on Full Employment in a Capitalistic Society, Page 2 - Questions, Page 3 - Answers

Reading 55 - Rules/Discretion?

• Notes, Page 2

Reading 56 - Growth

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• Chap 18 Study Questions, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5
• Activity 51: ???, Page 2

Reading 57 - Accounting for Growth

• Notes, Page 2

Reading 58 - Productivity

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4
• Learning to Keep Learning Article
• Activity 46: ??, Page 2

Reading 59 - Growth

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3

Reading 60 - Growth

• Notes, Page 2
• Activity 47: Expansion of the '60s, Page 2

Reading 61 - Policy Response

• Notes, Page 2
• Activity 51: Risky Deficits?, Page 2
• Test Sample Questions, Page 2

Reading 62 - The Choice

• (Amazon Link)
• Reading Questions, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4
• It's A Wonderful Life Review Article, Page 2
• Work and Energy Article
• The Choice Quiz

Reading 63 - Trade Introduction

• Notes, Page 2
• Chap 37 Study Questions, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5

Reading 64 - Trade Supply and Demand

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• Activity 60: Comparative Advantage Calculations (Again)

Reading 65 - Trade Protection

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• Activity 57: Gains from International Trade

Reading 66 - US Trade Policies

• Notes, Page 2
• Activity 59: Barriers to Trade

Reading 67 - Financing Trade

• Notes, Page 2
• Activity 58: Economic Efficiency and Gains from Trade, Page 2

Reading 68 - Trade Rates

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• Activity 60: Imbalance of Payments, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4

Reading 69 - Rate Systems

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4
• Evaluating a Used Car, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5
• Chap 38 Study Questions, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4

Reading 70 - Economics of Developing Nations

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6, Page 7
• Chap 39 Study Questions, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4

Reading 71 - Role of IACs

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4

Reading 72 - Ideology and Institutions

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• Activity 61: Using Foreign Exchange Rules
• Activity 62: Foreign Exchange Supply and Demand, Page 2

Reading 73 - USSR and China Case Study

• Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4
• The Next Meltdown Article
• Warning Before? Article, Page 2
• Final: What to Review and Sample Essay Question, Page 2, Page 3

Reading 74 - USSR and China Prospects

• Notes, Page 2
• Nazi Counterfitting Article
• Philadelphia Fed Chief Article, Page 2