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Class number:
3315
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Title: Cont Macro Issues |
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Department: Economics |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 25 |
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Current enrollment: 21 |
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Available seats: 4 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM, MC - 307 |
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Instructor(s): Zelada-Aprili, Raul |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C+ or better in Economics 302. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement |
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Note: C-, P or better in Economics 302 if taken Spring 2020 |
Course Description:
This course examines two relevant and contemporary topics in macroeconomics: the macroeconomics of pandemics, and, secondly, technological change, economic growth, and living standards in the long run. Regarding the first topic, we will mainly discuss the short and long run macroeconomic effects of pandemics, the policy response to the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of both fiscal and monetary policy, and the historical lessons from previous pandemics. The second topic explores the effects of technological change on growth, employment, and living standards, including some current challenges to economic growth in relation to inequality and climate change. |