ECON1022 programs

Macroeconomics 1

The objective of the course is to provide to students a broad overview of the methodology and the main results of macroeconomic research. The topics that would be covered are (i) how fiscal and monetary policies can be used to smooth short run economic fluctuations (IS-LM), (ii) how aggregate output, inflation and unemployment are measured, (iii) basic introduction to open economy and exchange rates. The aim of this course is to explain the basics macroeconomic theory and to teach students how to use this as a framework for analyzing the state of Uzbek and world economy.

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6
ECTS
180
hours in a term
4
class hours a week
From the Fall 2024-2025 syllabus

What you will learn

  • •Students will become familiar with measures of economic performance such as GDP, inflation, unemployment and learn to use these indicators to evaluate current economic conditions
  • •Students will learn the basics of how the monetary system functions.
  • •Students will learn the main models used to analyze the state of the economy and how certain policies can affect economic well-being.
  • •Intuitively express general economic concepts and the ability to think critically about certain economic policies.

How it is graded

30%
Assignments & active participation
During all weeks
30%
Midterm Exam
Week-8 (Tentative)
40%
Final Exam
Week-16

Workload

180 hours in a term, about 12 a week
In-Class Time 56 hIndependent Study 55 hAssignments 46 hExaminations 18 hGroup Discussions 5 h

Week by week

Books

Macroeconomics
N. Gregory Mankiw, 11th
required
International Macroeconomics
Robert C. Feenstra, Alan M. Taylor, 5th
recommended

Where it fits

No prerequisites

Requirements come from syllabi. Check with your advisor.

Rules

Attendance is compulsory. A student missing 25% (32 hours or more) of all instructed hours will be forced to withdraw from the course per University Academic Regulations.

Who teaches it

Not in the timetable this term.

Files

textbook
Macroeconomics, 11th Edition by N. Gregory Mankiw
Macroeconomics 1
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syllabus
Syllabus-ECON-202 Macro-1 fall24
Macroeconomics 1 · Fall 2024
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