Robert F. Mulligan, Ph.D. WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS  School of Economics, Management, & Project Management

ECON 232 Macroeconomics

Spring 2016 Course Calendar

Read the assigned chapters before the day they are scheduled for discussion in class.

Week One

Monday, January 11 Chapter 14 Money and Banking

Wednesday, January 13 Chapter 14 Money and Banking

Friday, January 15 Chapter 14 Money and Banking

Week Two

Monday, January 18 Martin Luther King Day no class
Wednesday, January 20 business trip no class

Friday, January 22 Chapter 15 Money Creation

Week Three

Monday, January 25 Chapter 15 Money Creation

Wednesday, January 27 Exam 1: Review Topics
Friday, January 29 Return/review exam 1 (Linked In assignment due)

Week Four

Monday, February 1 Chapter 16 Interest Rates and Monetary Policy
Wednesday, February 3 Chapter 16 Interest Rates and Monetary Policy

Friday, February 5 Chapter 7 Measuring Domestic Output and lncome

Week Five

Monday, February 8 Chapter 7 Measuring Domestic Output and lncome

Wednesday, February 10 Exam 2: Review Topics
Friday, February 12 Return/review exam 2

Week Six

Monday, February 15 Chapter 8 Economic Growth
Wednesday, February 17 Film: John Huston's Moulin Rouge (1952) Part I

Friday, February 19 Chapter 8 Economic Growth

Week Seven

Monday, February 22 Chapter 9 Business Cycles, Unemployment, and Inflation

Wednesday, February 24 Spring break no class

Friday, February 26 Spring break no class

Week Eight

Monday, February 29 Chapter 9 Business Cycles, Unemployment, and Inflation

Wednesday, March 2 Film: John Huston's Moulin Rouge (1952) Part II

Friday, March 4 Chapter 10 Basic Macroeconomic Relationships

Week Nine

Monday, March 7 Chapter 10 Basic Macroeconomic Relationships

Wednesday, March 9 Film: John Huston's Moulin Rouge (1952) Part III

Friday, March 11 Chapter 10 Basic Macroeconomic Relationships

Week Ten

Monday, March 14 Chapter 10 Basic Macroeconomic Relationships

Wednesday, March 16 Exam 3: Review Topics

Friday, March 18 Return/review exam 3

Week Eleven

Monday March 21 – Friday March 25 Spring Break

Week Twelve

Monday, March 28 Chapter 11 The Aggregate Expenditures Model

Wednesday, March 30 Chapter 11 The Aggregate Expenditures Model

Friday, April 1 Chapter 11 The Aggregate Expenditures Model

Week Thirteen

Monday, April 4 APEE Las Vegas no class

Wednesday, April 6 Chapter 12 Aggregate Demand and Supply

Friday, April 8 Chapter 12 Aggregate Demand and Supply

Week Fourteen

Monday, April 11 Chapter 12 Aggregate Demand and Supply

Wednesday, April 13 Exam 4: Review Topics

Friday, April 15 Return/review exam 4

Week Fifteen

Monday, April 18 Chapter 13 Fiscal Policy

Wednesday, April 20 Chapter 13 Fiscal Policy

Friday, April 22 Chapter 13 Fiscal Policy

Week Sixteen

Monday, April 25 Chapter 13 Fiscal Policy

Wednesday, April 27 Exam 5: Review Topics

Friday, April 29 Return/review exam 5

Final Exam Review Topics

ECON 232-03 (8:00) Monday May 2, 8:30-11:00 AM F305

ECON 232-04 (9:05) Tuesday May 3, 8:30-11:00 AM F302