BA 561 Global Issues and Macroeconomics Period 3 2016

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BA 561 Global Issues and MacroeconomicsCourse Outline

COURSE INFORMAION

!i"ision# Strategy & Business Economics erm$%eriod# Period 3

Ins&ruc&or# Juliana Rogo

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 604-8-0004

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Class mee&in' &imes#

Section !0!: #on-$ed % 8-!0am Section !0: #on-$ed % !0am - noon

Course dura&ion# Jan 4 Feb 12, 2016 Classroom loca&ion# '( !3

Course (ebsi&e# )))connectu*cca

COURSE !ESCRI)ION

The performance of a rm is related to the macroeconomic environment in which itoperates. In this course we will use economic theory to discuss and evaluate issuesand recent developments of main global economies.

The course is designed to provide a basic understanding of the macroeconomicsconcepts and analytical tools to develop a framework for analysing contemporarymacroeconomic policy challenges, macroeconomic issues such as business cycles,money, ination, interest rates, monetary and scal policy, wages, labor markets,productivity and growth, linking the macroeconomic theory to real world applicationsand dilemmas. Past and recent economic recessions, are interpreted in light of thetheory covered in the course.

*EARNING OB+ECI,ES

! +nderstand the elements o, long" medium and short-run er,ormance o, the economy andtheir imact on the roduct" la*or and ,inancial mar.ets

+nderstand the role o, monetary and ,iscal olicy in small and large economies3 /nterret discussions a*out the economy in the intelligent *usiness ne)s and aly critical

reasoning to such discussions

COURSE SRUCURE

Multiple teaching approaches are used including lecture notes, inclass practiceproblems, e!ercises and assigned readings "ll sessions are interactive.

ASSESSMEN

ourse grade )ill *e done according to the ,ollo)ing:

Mini-.ui//es 02

)ar&ici%a&ion 52

Macroeconomic )ro3ec& 42

Final Eam 52

o&al 12

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ASSESSMEN !EAI*S

Preliminary Assignment

1o *e osted on the course )e*site 2onnect #ust *e comleted rior to ,irst class" rinted andhanded-in in lass ! /t )ill *e comuted in the articiation ortion o, the course

Mini-quizzes

uring the term" there )ill *e indi5idual in-class mini-ui77es that )ill ta.e lace at the end o, theclass" starting on the second class 1he goal o, the mini-ui77es is to .ee students in ace )iththe material and ro5ide the students and instructor uic. ,eed*ac. on learning the materialco5ered in class 1he assignments )ill imro5e the understanding o, the concets and helstudents reare ,or the ,inal eam

Class Participation

/t is imortant that students *ring their eerience and .no)ledge into the class Students areeected and encouraged to e,,ecti5ely articiate Particiation )ill *e comuted ,rom in-classarticiation assignments 1hese include in-class eercises relating real-)orld cases" dataanalysis and de*ates related to the toics addresses in the course Students are also eected toacti5ely engage in class discussions" raising oints and *uilding on oints raised *y their eers"as )ell as *ringing their eerience and .no)ledge to class Regular and unctual attendance isimortant

Macroeconomic Project

1he grou ro9ect )ill ,ocus on recent macroeconomic er,ormance o, main glo*al economies1he ro9ect goal is to ro5ide students )ith an in-deth analysis o, real-)orld data andmacroeconomic 5aria*les such as P" in,lation" de*t" interest rate" in5estment" echange rate"unemloyment" and eectations

Final Exam

1he eam )ill consist o, a com*ination o, multile-choice" short ans)er and ro*lems ,ocusing onthe theory and alications co5ered in class and assigned readings 1he eam is closed notes

OU*INE OF O)ICS

Class

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Introduction, #urrent $conomic

%utlook, Preliminary "ssignment isdue. &'(anClass

2 Measuring the economy &)(anClass

3 The *oods Market ++(anClass

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The inancial Market and the I-Mmodel +/(an

Class

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The ederal 0eserve and theinancial #risis +1(an

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Class

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The%pen economy, *uest -peaker

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7 The abor Market and "-3"4 25(anClass

8 i6uidity Trap and $conomic #risis 27(anClass

9

Money and Ination, -olow *rowthModel

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Class

10 *roup Presentations&/eb

COURSE RESOURCES AN! MAERIA*S

Readin' Ma&erials#

*ec&ure No&es &o be %os&ed on Connec&7 Macroeconomics8 Fi9&: Canadian Edi&ion ;5&: Edi&ion


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O>ER INFORMAION

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