Macroeconomic Theory
Spring 2010
Jeffrey Parker, Reed College
Coursebook
The Econ 314 Coursebook contains supplemental material written by the instructor for the students in the course. It helps explain difficult parts of Romer's text, provides contextual background material, and contains selective reviews of empirical applications of the theories we are studying.
The chapters of the Coursebook are available by electronic link here. Printed copies of Chapters 1 and 2 will be handed out on the first day of class. You may also purchase a printed copy of the entire book (together with a binder and chapter dividers) at less than reproduction cost from Lois Hobbs in Vollum 112. Coursebooks must be ordered by the end of Wednesday, January 27 in order to assure that you receive yours in time to do the reading for the second week of classes.
Coursebook chapters
- Prologue
- Chapter 1 Macroeconomics: Modeling the Behavior of Aggregate Variables
- Chapter 2 Aggregate Supply and Demand: A Simple Framework for Analysis
- Chapter 3 Growth and Capital Accumulation: The Solow Model
- Chapter 4 Optimizing the Saving Decision in a Growth Model
- Chapter 5 Theories of Endogenous Growth
- Chapter 6 Empirical Evidence on Economic Growth
- Chapter 7 Stochastic Growth Models and Real Business Cycles
- Chapter 8 Money, Inflation, Growth, and Cycles
- Chapter 9 Keynesian Models of Aggregate Demand
- Chapter 10 Aggregate Supply with Inperfect Information
- Chapter 11 Imperfect Competition and Real and Nominal Price Rigidity
- Chapter 12 Aggregate Supply with Sticky Prices
- Chapter 13 Empirical Evidence on Aggregate Supply Models and Business Cycles
- Chapter 14 Models of Unemployment
- Chapter 15 Models of Investment Behavior
- Chapter 16 Models of Consumption Behavior
- Chapter 17 Monetary Policy
- Chapter 18 Fiscal Policy