Economics 102, Fall 2009
Section 102
David Agrawal, Head GSI
Main Course Web Page:
Professor Kimball
Section Syllabus:
Handouts:
Growth Rate Rules, Production Functions, and Economic Growth (distributed in section)
News Articles:
For France, a Joie de Vivre Index, WSJ. 9/15/09
A New Measure of Well-Being From a Happy Little Kingdom, NYT. 10/04/05
European Central Banks Cut Rates to Record Lows. WSJ. 3/6/09
Leaders Face Dilemma on When to Unwind. WSJ. 9/25/09
Spain Raises Taxes as Budget Crisis Deepens WSJ. 9/10/09
Union Workers Hit Harder By High State Taxes, Study Find WSJ. 8/24/09
Euro-Zone Leading Indicators Rise WSJ. 9/28/09
Recovery Signs Revive ECB Guessing Game WSJ. 8/21/09
China Gains Confidence in Recovery. WSJ. 10/22/09
Singh Targets 9% Growth for India. WSJ. 8/15/09
Meager Monsoon Threatens Indian Growth. WSJ. 7/28/09
India and China: Rivals or fellow 'tigers'?. CNN. 10/04/05
New Zealand Takes Back-Step on Free Trade. WSJ. 10/7/09
A Protectionist President WSJ. 9/15/09
Recovery Doubts Fuel About-Face in Stocks. WSJ. 10/30/09
Junk Is Hot, Except on Street. WSJ. 10/15/09
White House Launches Initiatives to Help Workers Save. WSJ. 9/5/09
A Savings Plan That Will Sock You Into Action. WSJ. 9/23/09
Playing it Safe Can Hurt Returns. WSJ. 8/30/09
Employers Begin Driving Your 401(k). WSJ. 10/17/09
New Retirement Rules: What Small Businesses Need to Know. WSJ. 9/14/09
Unemployment Rate Could Take Decade to Return to 6%. WSJ. 8/13/09
Teen Unemployment Hits 25.9%, Congress Lends an Ear. WSJ. 10/2/09
French Unemployment Rate Climbs. WSJ. 9/3/09
Paul Krugman: World Out of Balance. NYT. 11/15/09.
Macroeconomists:
Here are some macroeconomists (who I have worked with or taken classes with).