Welcome to Macroeconomics! This course starts on March 5th. This course is an introductory analysis of the overall economy and you will learn the economics as a way of thinking and will be able to analyze and measure economic productivity, as well as understand how different policies affect the economy through the aggregation and interactions of individual behavior and reaction to the incentives created by the new policies. We will learn about unemployment, gross domestic product (“GDP”), economic growth, inflation, monetary policy, and fiscal policies.

Note that this course is an online course, meaning that we will not meet in class in-person. All our teaching and learning will occur online. This is also an asynchrounous course, meaning that your attendance is not required in any virtual meeting that we may have during the semester. All lectures are available online in PowerPoint format and/or video format. The semester is split into twelve modules to be covered in twelve weeks. Each module starts on Monday and ends on Sunday at 11:59pm EST. Please use the left-hand menu in Blackboard to navigate through the Modules which are organized to provide you with the assigned reading and videos, discussion forum, and a multiple-choice test which can be taken up to 3 times before the deadline, with the highest score counting. I also recommend that you read the syllabus in order to understand the organization of the course, the tentative schedule and the way you will be graded. Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact.

If you have any questions, please join the Office Hours. You would need to email or text to schedule a phone call, zoom, or meeting. You can email me with any questions and I try to respond within 24-48 hours.

I will prepare separate announcement about Module 1, but for now, please navigate in Blackboard and go to Module 1 to follow the activities.

Regards,

Prof. Tila