Robert F. Mulligan, Ph.D.
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Department of Economics, Finance, & International Business

ECONOMICS 303

MONEY, FINANCIAL MARKETS, AND ECONOMIC POLICY
 ECON 303 Syllabus
Links to the current or most recent ECON 303 syllabus.
 ECON 303 Forecasting Project
Provides theoretical background, some suggested forecasting topics, a basic description of the assignment, the format for project proposals, and a sample proposal.
 ECON 303 Sample Forecasting Paper
A forecasting project I did myself.  Yours will be better.
 Journal of Economic Literature Classification Codes
<<http://www.aeaweb.org/journal/elclasjn.html>>  Use these in the abstract of your forecasting paper.
 ECON 303 Lecure Notes and Practice Quizzes
This provides notes and a quiz for each chapter in Thomas and Strong.
 ECON 303 Links
Links to data sources, government, the Federal Reserve, and professional organizations.
 ECON 303 Annotated Reference List
Some helpful references for your forecasting project.
 Economic Indicators
A brief discussion of important leading indicators.
 Wizard of Oz
A lecture relating L. Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz to the politics of bimetalism.
 Gresham's Law
A lecture discussing the history of this basic economic principle.
 Regression
A lecture handout on econometric regression, with guidance on using some software.
 Stats Lecture
A lecture handout on randomness and pseudorandomness.
 Quality Control
A lecture handout on W. Edwards Deming's philosophy.