Robert F. Mulligan, Ph.D.


WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS 
Department of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, & Economics

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ECON 300 BUSINESS & MACROECONOMIC FORECASTING Course Calendar Fall 2011

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

Week One

Monday, August 22 Chapter 14 Money and Banking

Wednesday, August 24 Chapter 14 Money and Banking

Friday, August 26 Chapter 14 Money and Banking

Week Two

Monday, August 29 Chapter 15 Money Creation
Wednesday, August 31 Chapter 15 Money Creation

Friday, September 2 Chapter 15 Money Creation

Week Three

Monday, September 5 Labor Day no class

Wednesday, September 7 Exam 1: Review Topics
Friday, September 9 Return/review exam 1

Week Four

Monday, September 12 Chapter 16 Interest Rates and Monetary Policy
Wednesday, September 14 Chapter 16 Interest Rates and Monetary Policy  

Friday, September 16 Chapter 16 Interest Rates and Monetary Policy

Week Five

Monday, September 19 Chapter 7 Measuring Domestic Output and Income

Wednesday, September 21 Film: Joseph L. Mankiewicz's Dragonwyck (1946) Part 1
Friday, September 23 Chapter 7 Measuring Domestic Output and lncome

Week Six

Monday, September 26 Chapter 7 Measuring Domestic Output and Income
Wednesday, September 28 Exam 2: Review Topics

Friday, September 30 Return/review exam 2

Week Seven

Monday, October 3 Chapter 9 Economic Growth and Instability (Forecasting Microtheme Due)

Wednesday, October 5 Film: Film: Joseph L. Mankiewicz's Dragonwyck (1946) Part 2
Friday, October 7 Chapter 9 Economic Growth and Instability

Week Eight

Monday, October 10 Chapter 10 Basic Macroeconomic Relationships

Wednesday, October 12 Chapter 10 Basic Macroeconomic Relationships (Forecasting Paper due)

Friday, October 14 Fall Break no class

Week Nine

Monday, October 17 Fall Break no class

Wednesday, October 19 Exam 3: Review Topics

Friday, October 21 Return/review exam 3

Week Ten

Monday, October 24 Chapter 11 The Aggregate Expenditures Model

Wednesday, October 26 Chapter 11 The Aggregate Expenditures Model

Friday, October 28 Chapter 11 The Aggregate Expenditures Model

Week Eleven

Monday, October 31 Chapter 11 The Aggregate Expenditures Model

Wednesday, November 2 Advising Day no class

Friday, November 4 Chapter 12 Aggregate Demand and Supply (Forecasting Poster Due)

Week Twelve

Monday, November 7 Chapter 12 Aggregate Demand and Supply

Wednesday, November 9 Film: Joseph L. Mankiewicz's Dragonwyck (1946) Part 3

Friday, November 11 Wall St Field Trip no class

Week Thirteen

Monday, November 14 Chapter 12 Aggregate Demand and Supply

Wednesday, November 16 Exam 4: Review Topics

Friday, November 18 Southern Economic Association Washington no class

Week Fourteen

Monday, November 21 Southern Economic Association Washington no class
Wednesday, November 23 Thanksgiving no class

Friday, November 25 Thanksgiving no class

Week Fifteen

Monday, November 28 Return/review exam 4

Wednesday, November 30 Chapter 13 Fiscal Policy

Friday, December 2 Chapter 13 Fiscal Policy

Week Sixteen

Monday, December 5 Chapter 13 Fiscal Policy

Wednesday, December 7 Exam 5: Review Topics

Friday, December 9 Return/review exam 5

Final Exam Periods

Review Topics

ECON 232-01 (11:15 MWF) Monday, December 12, 3:00-5:30 PM F213

ECON 300-02 (10:10 MWF) Wednesday, December 14, 8:30-11:00 AM F213