The student will also find it useful to keep abreast of important news events related to the macroeconomy, banking, financial markets and business in general. It is one of the objectives of this course to make the student an enlightened and critical reader of general print media and viewer of broadcast news as this is a necessary skill for business managers. Newspaper articles will frequently be dissected and discussed in class. Additional readings will also be assigned over the course of the semester and discussed in class. Lectures will be complemented by group projects.
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the date due.
Class participation is encouraged and will informally count the grading. Mankiew, chapter 1 2. Mankiew, chapter 7 Krugman, The age of Diminished Expectations , Chapters 4 EXAM 1 6. Mankiew, chapter 18 11.