. . . moreDepartment of Economics Fall 2009University of California Professor OlneyBerkeleyECONOMICS 100B: Economic Analysis: MacroeconomicsLecture: TuTh 3:40 - 5:00 p.m., 1 Pimentel (CCN 22438)http://emlab.berkeley.edu/~olney/fall09/econ100bThis syllabus is the contract between you and me. Please read it carefully. "I didn't read thesyllabus" is not an acceptable excuse for missing an exam, overlooking a reading, skipping aproblem set, and so on. Prof. Olney In Economics 100B, we further develop the tools of macroeconomic analysis that were introduced in Economics 1. Topics include: measurement of aggregate output and income; long-run growth; a flexible-price model of thecomposition of output; the short-run (sticky-price) model of fluctuations in output; aggregate demand; themonetary policy reaction function; and economic policy.As part of Berkeley's Undergraduate Student Learning Initiative, the Economics Department has developedlearning goals for the Economics major. See http://emlab.berkeley.edu/econ/ugrad/ugrad_goals.shtml. Thespecific learning goals which this course aims to achieve are:• Apply economic analysis to evaluate everyday problems• Apply economic analysis to evaluate specific policy proposals• Compare two or more arguments that have different conclusions to a specific issue or problem• Understand the role of assumptions in arguments• Solve problems that have clear solutions• Communicate effectively in written, spoken, and graphical form about specific economic issues• Know how to locate and use primary data sources• Understand and evaluate current economic events and new economic ideas.Professor's Office HoursProfessor Martha Olney, 691 Evans Hall, 642-6083. E-mail: [email protected]: Mondays & Tuesdays, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.Prerequisites: Economics 1, Economics 2 or PENR 1 (Introduction to Microeconomics and Macroeconomics);and Math 1A or 16A (one semester of college calculus).Adding the CourseThe course is full. It is unlikely that everyone on the waiting list will get in. The department relies completely onTeleBears for enrollment purposes. Your chances of enrolling in the course are better if you choose a section thatis underenrolled. If you are already on the waiting list but want to change your section choice, access TeleBEARSand use the change section option. Do not drop yourself from the course wait list, or you’ll lose your place “inline.” Simply change sections. See Juan Carlos Suarez (508-2 Evans, headgsi@econ) for assistance.Textbook and Other Reading Material (Available at ASUC and other bookstores)REQUIRED:[1] DeLong, J. Bradford and Martha L. Olney. Macroeconomics. 2nd edition. McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2006. Youcannot use the first edition. Royalties received from the sale of the book to Cal students will be donated to the CalAlumni Achievement Award Program.[2] Regular reading of a first-rate news source (print or online version).VERY STRONGLY RECOMMENDED:[1] Olney, Martha. Study Guide to Accompany Macroeconomics by J. B. DeLong and M.L. Olney. 2nd edition. McGraw-Hill. 2006. Royalties received from the sale of the study guide to Cal students will be donated to the CalAlumni Achievement Award Program.Updated 8/27/2009 (10:00 a.m.)Department of Economics Fall 2009University of California, Berkeley Professor OlneyCourse Outline and Reading List: Economics 100B Page 2 of 6. . . moreE-mail Between You and Prof. OlneyPlease be sure your email address is accurately registered with the University’s Bear Facts. Prof. Olney and theGSI’s will use your Bear Facts email address. Be sure your email address is correct and that your inbox is not full. E-mails sent by Prof. Olney are archived at http://bspace.berkeley.edu.Emails sent to Prof. Olney must have “Econ 100B” plus a descriptor in the subject line. For example, Econ 100BEnrollment, Econ 100B problem set question, Econ 100B article of interest, and so on. Emails must useappropriate grammar and spelling (no txtng) and must be signed with both first and last names. Emails thatdon’t meet these minimum expectations are discarded.All announcements are sent by email. Some announcements contain links to additional readings from currentnews sources. These readings are to be considered required assigned readings for the course.Announcements PolicyNo announcements are made in lecture. All announcements are sent by email and archived at bspace. If youwould like to submit a written announcement that can be emailed to all Econ 100B students, you should send it toProf. Olney. Include a student name and contact info in the announcement. Prof. Olney reserves the right to editall submitted announcements and to determine whether the announcement is relevant to Econ 100B.Letter of IntroductionFor your second section meeting, please write a one-page letter of introduction of yourself to your graduatestudent instructor. Include your name and anything about yourself that you would like to share. This may betyped or handwritten. Please embed or attach a photo of yourself, as this will help your GSI learn your name. The paper will not be graded nor returned.Special AccommodationsIf you require special accommodations for exams or lecture due to learning or other disability, you must speakwith Professor Olney no later than Thursday, September 10. You will eventually need to obtain the evaluationform from Disabled Students' Program (http://dsp.berkeley.edu, 260 César Chávez Student Center) which theywill send electronically to Professor Olney.Laptop PolicyNo laptops are allowed in lecture unless required to accommodate physical or other disability. Tablet PCs are ok.Discussion SectionsThere are fourteen discussion sections. During the first week of classes (Aug 26 - Sep 1), you must first attend thesection to which you were assigned by TeleBEARS as of Tuesday night August 25. If you do not attend thatsection the first week, you will be removed from the class. If you change section on August 26 or 27, attend boththe old and new section on their first day. Section day/time/location and e-mail addresses for GSIs are on thecourse website. Responsibilities — Mine and YoursMy responsibilities are to come to class prepared; respond to and encourage questions and other appropriate classparticipation insofar as class size permits; oversee grading of problem sets and exams; be available during officehours and for scheduled