Introduction to Macroeconomics
ECON BC1001
Spring 2006

Professor:
Mariana Colacelli

Email: mcolacelli@barnard.edu; mc2602@columbia.edu Office Hours: Wednesday 12:00-2:00pm
Office: Room 3 Lehman Hall (Barnard)

Lectures: Tuesday and Thursday 2:40pm-3:55pm

Required Course Material:
-Book: Principles of Macroeconomics, N.G. Mankiw, 3rd Edition. Thomson South-Western Publisher.
-Online Subscription to "Econ.Aplia.com"
-Extra readings will be posted in the course website.

ECON BC1001 covers macroeconomics at an introductory level, including such topics as how markets operate, welfare analysis, economic growth, economic fluctuations and monetary and fiscal policy.

The course has two 75-minute lectures each week: Tuesday and Thursday, 2:40 to 3:55pm. Additionally, students are encouraged (but not required) to attend one TA session each week. The course requirements are a midterm exam (35%), a final exam (50%), and problem sets (15%).