Eric Doviak
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Economics and Public Policy Analysis
 
Macro 10.1 - Message Board
 
Final Exam
(posted: Tues. 15 May at 22:30)
  
Macro Students,
 
As we discussed in class, you will submit your final exam by mail. Click HERE for a copy of your final exam. My address and specific submission instructions are included in the file.
 
Students who are doing the make-up exam ( click HERE ) should submit their answers to the make-up exam along with their answers to the final exam.
 
Good Luck!
- Eric Doviak
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Make-Up Exam
(posted: Fri. 13 Apr. at 22:00)
  
Macro Students,
 
As we discussed in class yesterday, you will submit final exam by mail at the end of the semester.
 
I have posted a copy of the make-up exam -- click HERE. The make-up exam is more straight-forward than the mid-term and I hope it will give you all an opportunity to shine. If you do better on the make-up exam than you did on the mid-term exam, then your mid-term exam grade will disappear.
 
Next week (Tues. 17 and Thurs. 19 April), we will review Lecture 8 and begin discussing Lecture 9. Please read those lectures over the weekend.
  
- Eric Doviak
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Mid-Term Exam
(posted: Thurs. 22 Mar. at 23:10)
  
Macro Students,
 
As you already know, I will cover Lecture 8 in class on Tues. 27 Mar. and the Mid-Term Exam will be held in class on Thurs. 29 Mar. I will not answer any questions about the exam on Tuesday.
 
Click HERE for a copy of your exam.
 
Good Luck!, 
- Eric Doviak
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starting growth theory
(posted: Sun. 04 Mar. at 23:45)
  
Macro Students,
 
We have been making good progress in covering the course material. Your hard work is reflected in the fact that we're a little ahead of schedule. On Tuesday, we'll begin discussing Lecture 5 -- the Solow Growth Model.

As I've said on numerous occasions, your Mid-Term Exam will be based entirely on Growth Theory which is covered in Lectures 5, 6 and 7. The exam will be held in class on Tues. 27 Mar.

Here's a tentative class schedule:
     
    Tues. 06 Mar. Lecture 5 
    Thurs. 08 Mar. Lecture 5
    Tues. 13 Mar. Homework #5
    Thurs. 15 Mar. Lecture 6
    Tues. 20 Mar. Lecture 6 and Homework #6
    Thurs. 22 Mar. Lecture 7 and Homework #7
    Tues. 27 Mar. Mid-Term Exam
     
All the best, 
- Eric Doviak 
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corrected class schedule
(posted: Wed. 14 Feb. at 12:35)
  
Macro Students,
 
As I mentioned in class yesterday, we will wrap up Homework #3 and begin discussing the Calculus Tricks next week. Note also that my previous post was wrong. We do have class on Thurs. 22 Feb. Here's a tentative class schedule:
All the best, 
- Eric Doviak
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class schedule
(posted: Wed. 07 Feb. at 19:30)
 
Macro Students,
 
As I mentioned in class yesterday, we will be skipping Lecture 2. Tomorrow (Thurs. 08 Feb.) we will discuss Lecture 3. Here's a tentative class schedule: All the best,
- Eric Doviak
 
Welcome Message for Spring 2007 Students
 
Welcome to the course website. Please check this site regularly. 
 
I've posted a copy of the syllabus -- click HERE.
 
I've posted a PDF file of my Lecture Notes. The Lecture Notes contain brief summaries of core macroeconomic theory, homeworks and other materials which explain the some of the theory in more detail. To download the Lecture Notes -- click HERE. It's a fairly large file (about 2.0 MB) so it may take a while to download if you have a dial-up connection.
 
The Lecture Notes are best viewed using Adobe Acrobat 6.0 or 7.0. If you're still using an older version of Acrobat, then some of the text may appear jumbled. I've done my best to minimize such problems. Nonetheless, you should download the latest version of Acrobat Reader -- click HERE.
 
When you print the Lecture Notes, please DOUBLE  SIDE. Save the trees. Save the Earth.
 
For those of you who find it easier to buy a bound copy than to print your own copy and deal with loose pages, I will leave a copy of my Lecture Notes at "Far Better Printing" (next to the college).
 
To avoid chaos at the copy shop, I've entitled the notes: Lecture Notes on Economic Growth and Economic Fluctuations. Hopefully, this large difference in title will prevent confusion with the notes for my micro course which are entitled: Lecture Notes on the Principles of Microeconomics.
 
The course revolves around the Lecture Notes and the homework assignments. 
 
I strongly encourage you to do the homework assignments regularly. We'll spend most of our classtime reviewing the homework assignments and I'll draw exam material from the homework assignments. 
 
My Lecture Notes contain a lot of information, but lecture notes do not a textbook make. You need a textbook for depth.
 
Textbook
 
Most introductry Macro textbooks focus heavily on (what I call) "Old Macro" -- the study of business cycle fluctuations and how they can be tamed by fiscal and monetary policy.
 
But I believe that "New Macro" -- the study of why income levels and living standards differ from country to country and how economic growth can eliminate those disparities over time (a.k.a. growth theory) -- is far more interesting and far more important.
 
Unfortunately, most introductory Macro textbooks don't allocate much space to growth theory, so I worked with McGraw-Hill to design a custom textbook for the course. It should be available in the college bookstore by the beginning of the semester.
 
I also recommend that you purchase a copy of The MIT Dictionary of Modern Economics, edited by David W. Pearce. After all, learning the vocabulary of economics is a fundamental part of any introductory course and I will test you on your understanding of the vocabulary.
 
The MIT Dictionary ... is published by the MIT Press and its ISBN number is: 0-262-66078-4.
 
BlackBoard
 
I won't use BlackBoard much in this course, but there may be times when I would like you to read materials other than the Lecture Notes or the textbook. It is obviously more convenient for you to download those materials, but I cannot legally post them to my website (because it's copyrighted), so I'll post the articles to BlackBoard. If you don't have a Portal Login yet, then it's high time you got one! Click the "Register Now!" link and the system will verify your status by using your last name, Social Security Number, date of birth, etc.  
You're going to learn a lot this semester and I'm looking forward to working with you.
 
It's going to be a great semester.
 
All the best,
Eric Doviak