This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.

 

Calendar

IS-LM = Investment Saving-Liquidity preference Money supply

AS-AD = Aggregate Supply-Aggregate Demand

SES # TOPICS KEY DATES
L1 Introduction to macroeconomics  
L2 Measuring macroeconomic variables  
L3 Production Problem set 1 out
L4 Labor market  
L5 Consumption Problem set 1 due and problem set 2 out
L6 Consumption (cont.)  
L7 Investment Problem set 2 due
L8 Growth  
L9 Growth (cont.)  
  Quiz 1  
L10 Money  
L11 IS-LM model Problem set 3 out
L12 IS-LM model (cont.)  
L13 AS-AD model Problem set 3 due
L14 Classical business cycle Problem set 4 out
L15 Price and wage rigidity  
L16 Monetary policy Problem set 4 due
L17 Monetary policy (cont.)  
  Quiz 2  
L18 Fiscal policy Problem set 5 out
L19 Fiscal policy (cont.)  
L20 Current crisis Problem set 5 due and problem set 6 out
L21 Current policy debates  
L22 Open economy  
L23 Policy in an open economy Problem set 6 due
L24 Global imbalances  
  Quiz 3