econ 102 : principles of macroeconomics
Welcome to your econ 102 webpage. Here you'll find helpful stuff like the syllabus and problem sets. As the semester progresses I'll post announcements, readings, old exams and other information. So look around and check back often.
The hyperlinked documents are in PDF format. View and print these files with Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded for free.
syllabus posted: jan 3
midterm solutions, practice midterms, and chapter solutions are available at aplia
Mar 11: TA sections are cancelled for the week of Mar 12-16. Francis will hold extended office hours on Monday, Mar 12, 3-5pm, in Brock Annex 2362.
Feb 9: TA sections are cancelled for the week of Feb 13-17. We will run aplia experiments instead.
Jan 26: For the rest of term, Francis will be holding office hours on Mondays, 3-4pm, in Brock Annex 2362. On Jan 30,
he will hold extra office hours from 3-5pm.
weekly problem sets are available at aplia
bonus problem set due: feb 10
alternative measures of well-being according to: the u.n.'s human development index
the onion
more on per capita gdp and income inequality from slate.com
the cpi: info from the bank of canada
the latest news from bloomberg.com
more on measuring prices from slate.com
this american life: going big
the latest news on unemployment from: the globe and mail the onion
race against the machine
this american life: scenes from a recession
sticky prices & coca-cola
this american life: the invention of money
will iceland adopt the canadian dollar?
the latest on canadian monetary policy
this american life: the giant pool of money
