Economics 102, Fall 2009

Section 102

David Agrawal, Head GSI

 

 

 

Main Course Web Page:

Professor Kimball

Main Course Syllabus

 

 

 

Section Syllabus:

Syllabus for Section 102

 

 

 

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).

Robert Barsky

Steve Cunningham

Chris House

Charles Jones

Pavel Kapinos

Roger Kaufman

Miles Kimball

John Laitner

Olivier Morand

Martha Olney

Dmitriy Stolyarov

Christian Zimmermann