Macroeconomic Theory II
University of Ottawa
ECO2143
Winter 2019
OUTLINE
A
collection of news stories relevant to this course
- NB
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- Some links to e-books for sale:
- Two mid-term exams:
- Office
hours: Wednesdays 4pm-6pm in room FSS9048.
- Resources for you:
- wikiHow to Email
a Professor (You should read that.)
- Slides and notes:
(NB Some are ppt, some are pdf files.)
- Assignments: (NB
There will be no consequence if you miss just one assignment, i.e. you
will still get the full 10 points provided all other assignment have
been well done. Late submissions and email submissions are not accepted.)
- Set 1: Chapter 1, problems 1 to 6 and problem A2 in
appendix. (If you don't have the textbook yet, use the following file: set1.)
To hand in Friday January 18 at 11:30 AM. You should also read all of
chapters 1 and 2 this week.
- Set 2: Chapter3, problems 2, 3, 6 and 7. (Not to be
submitted. Do in preparation for 1st mid-term. Solutions already
posted below.)
- Set 3: Use the "Theory of intertemporal choice" model in
order
to analyse the effect of the follwoing on consumption and saving: (Due Friday February 8 at 11:30 AM.)
- A decrease in disposable income at period 2.
- An increase in the interest rate for a consumer with
negative saving.
- A decrease in the interest rate for a consumer with
positive saving.
- Set 4: Chapter 4, problems 5, 6, 7 and 9. To hand
in Friday Feb 15th at 11h30.
- Set 5: Chapter 6, problems 4, 5, 6, 7. (Not to be
submitted. Do in preparation for 2nd mid-term. Solutions already
posted below.)
- Set 6: Chapter 7, problems 1,3,4,5,6,7. Due Friday March 8th at 11h30.
- Set 7: Chapter 8: Technological progress: Questions to download. Due Friday March 15th at 11h30.
- Set 8: Chapter 10, problems no 1, 2, 3, 6, 7. Due Friday March 22nd at 11h30.
- Set 9: Chap 11, problems no 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and Problems on trade and investments in the national accounts. Due Friday March 29th at 11h30.
- Set 10: Expectations: Questions to download. Due Friday April 5th at 11h30.
- Solutions
to exercises:
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 3
- Set 3: Solutions
Theory of Intertemporal Choice
- Chapter 4; graphics no 2 and 3; graphics no 6 and 9; Chapter 4 no 8;
- Chapter 6, nos 1 to 7; graphics nos 1 and 2; (NB Exercizes 1 and 2 were not part of the material covered in 2019.)
- Chap 7, nos 1,3,4,5,6,7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 10 nos 1,2,3,4 and nos 6,7
- Chapter 11 nos 1,2,3,4,7 and Problems on trade and investments in the national accounts
- Expectations