ECON 6204
Summer 2011

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Syllabus

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Reading List

Hoover Readings 1 and 2

Sargent's Chapters 1 and 2

Dietrich Vollrath's "Graduate Macroeconomics I"

Mankiw's Crisis Economics

Kartik Athreya's "Economics Is Hard ..." (free registration may be required)

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GDP Data
U.S. vs. Bangladesh, 1950-2003
U.S. vs. China, 1850-2003
U.S. vs. Ghana, 1870-2003
U.S. vs. Malaysia, 1870-2003

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Introductory Remarks (Updated 6/2)

Macroeconomic Theory and Issues (Updated 6/8)

How Data and Theory Interface (Updated 6/2)

Trending Data Techniques (Updated 6/6)
Deterministic Trend Worksheet
Stochastic Trend Worksheet

Some Spectral Analysis
Spectrum of Growth Rates

Fisher Models (Updated 6/29)

Chapter 1 Notes (Updated 7/6)

Chapter 2 Notes (Updated 7/12)

Chapter 3 Notes (Updated 7/20)

Chapter 4 Notes

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Lecture Videos
(6/2 was not recorded)

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June 2nd Scan 1
June 2nd Scan 2
June 7th Scan 1
June 7th Scan 2
June 9th Scan 1
June 9th Scan 2
June 14th
June 16th
June 30th
July 5th
July 7th
July 12th
July 14th
July 19th
July 21st

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Scan of Section 3.5 of Romer

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2008 Midterm
2008 Midterm with Key
2010 Midterm without Key
2010 Final (No Key)
2010 Qualifier # 2 (With Key)
2009 Qualifier (No Key)
2009 Final (No Key)
2008 Qualifier (With Key)
2008 Qualifier # 2 (No Key)
2008 Final (With Key)

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