上财系列 帕金宏观经济学课件.ppt

About the course Course name: Macroeconomics Course Serial No.: 0280; Course code: 107821 Course meet: Monday: 13:20 – 15:00; Room: 1109. Textbook:  Required: Michael Parkin, Economics, 9th Edition. Pearson Addison-Wesley, 2010. Optional: ①Robin Bade Michael Parkin, Foundations of Economics, 2nd Edition. Pearson Addison-Wesley, 2004. ②Hal R. Varian, Intermediate Microeconomics a modern approach, 7th ed. W.W. Norton. Grading Policy The final grade includes four parts: Quizzes: 10% Homework: 10% Midterm exam: 20% Final exam: 60% Contact with us Instructor: Zhang Deyuan Office Hours: 15:00 pm – 17:00 pm Tuesday Office: Economics Building 319 Phone:Email: zhangdy@ TA: Zong Qingqing （宗庆庆） Phone: 　zongqingqing@126.com　 After studying this chapter you will be able to Describe the origins and issues of macroeconomics Describe the trends and fluctuations in economic growth and explain the benefits and costs of economic growth Describe the trends and fluctuations in unemployment and explain why unemployment is a problem Describe the trends and fluctuations in inflation and the value of the dollar and explain why inflation is a problem Describe the trends and fluctuations in surpluses, deficits, and debts and explain why they matter Identify the macroeconomic policy challenges and list the tools available for meeting them What Will Your World Be Like? Will tomorrow’s world be more prosperous than today? Will jobs be plentiful? Will the cost of living be stable? Will the government’s and the nation’s deficit continue to increase? What macroeconomic policy tools does the government have to steer the course of the economy? Origins and Issues of Macroeconomics Economists began to study economic growth, inflation, and international payments during the 1750s. Modern macroeconomics dates from the Great Depression, a decade (1929-1939) of high unemployment and stagnant production throughout the world economy. John Maynard Keynes bo