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Course Calendar*

Week 1 (August 23rd – 29th) Text Readings


Monday, August 24 – Class Begins
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Course Introduction
Principles and Methodology Chapters 1 & 2

Week 2 (Aug 30th – Sep 5th)


Interdependence and Gains from Trade Chapter 3
Supply and Demand Chapter 4
Friday, September 4th – Last Day to Drop Without a “W”

Week 3 (September 6th – 12th)


Monday, September 7th – Labor Day (No Class)
Elasticity and Its Application Chapter 5

Week 4 (September 13th – 19th)


Supply, Demand, and Government Policies Chapter 6
CS, PS, and Efficiency Markets Chapter 7

Week 5 (September 20th – 26th)


Costs of Taxation Chapter 8
International Trade Chapter 9
Friday, September 25 – Exam Review, Assignment 1 Due
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Week 6 (Sep 27th – Oct 3rd)


Exam 1
Externalities Chapter 10
Public Goods and Common Resources Chapter 11

Week 7 (October 4th – 10th)


Costs of Production Chapter 12
Firms in Competitive Markets Chapter 13

Week 8 (October 11th – 17th)


Monopoly Chapter 14
Measuring a Nation’s Income Chapter 15

*Subject to revision
Week 9 (October 18th – 24th)
Measuring a Nation’s Income (cont’d) Chapter 15
Measuring the Cost of Living Chapter 16
Friday, October 23rd – Exam Review, Assignment 2 Due

Week 10 (October 25th – 31st)


Exam 2
Production and Growth Chapter 17

Week 11 (November 1st – 7th)


Saving, Investment, and the Financial System Chapter 18
The Basic Tools of Finance Chapter 19

Week 12 (November 8th – 14th)


Unemployment Chapter 20
The Monetary System Chapter 21

Week 13 (November 15th – 21st)


Money Growth and Inflation Chapter 22
Friday, November 20th – Last Day to Drop With a “W”

Week 14 (November 22nd – 28th)


FALL & THANKSGIVING BREAK

Week 15 (Nov 29th – Dec 5th)


Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Chapter 23
Monetary and Fiscal Policy Chapter 24

Week 16 (December 6th – 12th)


Monetary and Fiscal Policy (cont’d) Chapter 24
Wednesday, December 9 – Final Exam Review, Assignment 3 Due
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Friday, December 11th – Dead Day (No Class)

Week 17 (December 13th – 19th)


Final Exam, Monday, December 14th, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

*Subject to revision

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