Economics
100B, Spring 2006
Section 103
David R. Agrawal, Head GSI
Main Course Web Page:
Professor Kaufman, Department of Economics, Visiting Professor
Head GSI Information:
Please see the following contact information, frequently asked questions, and rules for contacting me as Head GSI.
If you are my section, please see my syllabus on how to contact me.
Section Syllabus:
How I will grade problem sets: Addendum
to Syllabus
Section
Announcements:
1. Please note the time of section 103 has changed to
Monday / Wednesday, 4 to 5 PM, in room 7 Evans.
2. If you are not receiving emails from me, please email me
with your preferred email address.
3. Because of Presidents' Day, I will not hold normal
office hours on 2/20/06.
4. I will hold additional "phone in" office hours
for Midterm 1 on Wednesday (2/20) from 9 PM to 11 PM. Please see the following guidelines before calling me. I will
distribute my number via email.
5. Please see the following invitation
for lunch with me.
6. I have finished correcting Midterm 1. Please see the following exam data statistics for my section (mean, median, standard deviation, quartiles, and range).
7. Please remember to bring one large blue book (with no writing on it) to section on Wed., April 12.
8. I will hold an additional "phone in" office
hour for Midterm 2 on Monday (4/17) from 10 PM to 11 PM. Please see the
following guidelines before calling me. I will
distribute my number via email and will also have my regular office hours that
day.
9. Please see the following invitation
for dinner with me.
10. I have finished grading Midterm 2. Please see the following exam data statistics for my section.
11. My office hours for the week of the final exam are
Wednesday from 10:30 to 12:30 in GSPP Living Room.
12. I have calculated the following data
statistics for the problem sets so you know where you stand for the final
exam.
Section Handouts:
Handout 1: Review of Economics 1
Handout 2: The Large Open Economy
Handout 3: Midterm Review
Handout 4: Assignment on Social Security
Handout 5: Bonds, Interest Rates, and Present Discounted Value
Handout 6: An
Application of the Mundell Fleming Model
Handout 7: Midterm 2 Review
Handout 8: The Solow Growth Model
Handout 9: Consumption and Investment
Handout 10: Lessons of Macroeconomics
Handout 11: Final Exam Review
Section Articles:
Burress, Charles. "Finding Happiness Outside the GNP: Bhutan Searching for a Way to Stop Drift from Harmony." San Francisco Chronicle. 23 Jan. 2006.
Uchitelle, Louis. "Students Are Leaving the Politics Out of Economics." New York Times. 27 Jan. 2006.
Andrews, Edmund. "On Greenspan's Last Day, Fed Raises Rates Again." New York Times. 31 Jan. 2006
Sahadi, Jeanne "Bush Spotlights Tax Cuts and Healthcare." CNN. 1 Feb. 2006.
Neikirk, William. "Bernanke Could Face a High Rate of Challenges."
Crutsinger, Martin. "Productivity, Labor Costs Rise in 2005." AP. 2 Feb. 2006.
"Zimbabwe: Living with Hyperinflation." BBC. 31 Jan. 2006.
Bryan, William Jennings. "Cross of Gold." 9 July 1896. Paragraphs 14-21.
Crutsinger, Martin. "U.S. Trade Deficit Hits All-Time High." 10 Feb. 2006.
"The Big Mac Index." Economist.
Yao, Kevin. "China Chides U.S. for Criticism over Trade, Yuan." Reuters. 14 Feb. 2006.
Bernanke, Ben S. "Monetary Policy Report to the Congress." Federal Reserve. 15 Feb. 2006.
"South Korean Unemployment at 33-month Low in Jan.." Reuters. 16 Feb. 2006.
Katz, Lawrence and Alan Krueger. "The Effects of the Minimum Wage on the Fast-Food Industry." Industrial and Labor Relations Review 46. Oct. 1992. page 6-21. (Optional; Establish proxy server to read; When reading, do not worry about understanding the regressions).
Card, David. "Do Minimum Wages Reduce Employment? A Case Study of California, 1987-89." Industrial and Labor Relations Review 46. Oct. 1992. page 38-54. (Optional; Establish proxy server to read; When reading, do not worry about understanding the regressions).
DeLong, Brad. "Statement
on Social Security Reform."
Langlois, Richard. "Notes on Writing."
"Japan Gov't Bond, Futures Prices Slide in Morning Deals." Kyodo. 13 March 2006.
Hagenbaugh, Barbara. "Greenspan
Proved a Steadying Force."
Hibbs, Douglas A. "Political Parties and Macroeconomic Policies and Outcomes in the United States." American Economic Review. V. 76. No. 2. 1986. 66-70.
Keech, William R. "Party Differences in Macroeconomic Policies and Outcomes." American Economic Review. V. 76. No. 2. 1986. 71-74.
"New Italian Government Faces Uphill Struggle to Reform Economy." AFP. 11 April 2006.
"Euro Rises Despite Economic Worries in Germany, Italy." AFP. 11 April 2006.
Crossland, David. "Germany Sheds 'Sick Man' Image to France and Italy." Spiegel. 11 April 2006.
"Myths and Migration." Economist. 6 April 2006.
Trumbull, Mark. "US Economy's Latest Output: Better Jobs." Christian Science Monitor. 11 April 2006.
"India and China: Rivals or Fellow 'Tigers'?." CNN. 15 September 2005.
Dunphy, Harry. "Growth
good in sub-Sahara Africa."
Raum, Tom. "Economic Health May Be in Eye of Beholder." AP. 7 May 2006
Chapter Notes to Accompany Mankiw:
These notes are not meant to be substitutes to lecture or to
reading the text. They are simply a tool for studying Mankiw.
Thanks to Marius Jurgilas of the
Chapter 5: Part 1
Chapter 5: Part 2
Chapter 6: Part 1
Chapter 6: Part 2
Chapter 10: Part 1
Chapter 10: Part 2
Macroeconomists:
Here are some macroeconomists (who I have worked with).