19/1/2014 EC210 Macroeconomic Principles

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EC210 Macroeconomic Principles

This information is for the 2013/14 session.

Teacher responsible

Dr Kevin Sheedy 32L1.09

Dr L Rachel Ngai, 32L1.15

Availability

This course is compulsory on the BSc in Economics, BSc in Economics with

Economic History, BSc in Geography with Economics, BSc in Government and

Economics, BSc in Philosophy and Economics and MSc in Economics (2 Year

Programme). This course is available on the BSc in Accounting and Finance, BSc in

Business Mathematics and Statistics, BSc in Econometrics and Mathematical

Economics, BSc in Economic History with Economics, BSc in Economics and

Economic History, BSc in Environmental Policy with Economics, BSc in

Management, BSc in Management Sciences, BSc in Mathematics and Economics,

BSc in Mathematics with Economics, BSc in Social Policy and Economics, BSc in

Statistics with Finance and Diploma in Accounting and Finance. This course is

available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations

permit and to General Course students.

Pre-requisites

Students must have completed Economics B (EC102).

This is an intermediate course in macroeconomic analysis, for BSc degrees in

Economics and is also available to other students as permitted by the regulations.

Students are expected to have completed Economics B or an equivalent introductory

course in Economics. Students are also expected to have completed an introductory

mathematics course such as Basic Quantitative Methods.

Course content

The course will cover: Economic growth, consumption, investment, unemployment,

business cycles, inflation, monetary and fiscal policy, financial markets and

international macroeconomics.

Teaching

20 hours of lectures and 8 hours of classes in the MT. 20 hours of lectures and 10

hours of classes in the LT. 3 hours of lectures and 2 hours of classes in the ST.

Formative coursework

Students are urged to attempt the assigned problems before attending classes.

Two pieces of written work per term will be required and marked by class teachers.

Indicative reading

The main textbook for the course is S D Williamson, Macroeconomics, 5th ed.,

supplemented by chapters 7-9 from D N Weil, Economic Growth, 2nd ed. and

chapters 14, 15, 17, 20, 22 and 23 from O Blanchard, Macroeconomics, updated 5th

ed. A combined package will be available in the Economists' Bookshop.

Assessment

Exam (100%, duration: 3 hours) in the main exam period.

Candidates are required to answer eight out of ten short questions from Section A

and three out of six long questions from Sections B and C (with at least one

question from each section).

Key facts

Department: Economics

Total students 2012/13: 532

Average class size 2012/13: 14

Value: One Unit

Guidelines for interpreting course

guide information

PDAM skills

self-management

problem solvingapplication of numeracy skills

Course survey results

(2010/11 - 2012/13 combined)

1 = "best" score, 5 = "worst" score

The scores below are average responses.

Response rate: 76.9%

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