Intermediate Macroeconomics: Source Files

This repository contains the source files of the course "Intermediate Macroeconomics" developed by Pascal Michaillat and taught at Brown University.

Course webpage

The course material is hosted at https://pascalmichaillat.org/c4/.

Lecture slides

The source files to the lecture slides are placed in the lectureslides folder. The lecture slides are written with Keynote, and then exported to PDF. The lecture slides are organized in 30 slide decks for 30 one-hour lectures:

• slides0.key, slides0.pdf – Overview of macroeconomics

Macroeconomic concepts

• slides1.key, slides1.pdf – The world
• slides2.key, slides2.pdf – Defining GDP
• slides3.key, slides3.pdf – GDP over time
• slides4.key, slides4.pdf – Composition of GDP
• slides5.key, slides5.pdf – Inflation
• slides6.key, slides6.pdf – Unempployment

IS-LM model of business cycles

• slides7.key, slides7.pdf – Expenditure function
• slides8.key, slides8.pdf – IS submodel
• slides9.key, slides9.pdf – LM submodel
• slides10.key, slides10.pdf – OMO, ZLB, and money multiplier
• slides11.key, slides11.pdf – IS and LM curves
• slides12.key, slides12.pdf – Recessions
• slides13.key, slides13.pdf – Monetary and fiscal policy

Matching model of unemployment

• slides14.key, slides14.pdf – Matching function
• slides15.key, slides15.pdf – Labor supply
• slides16.key, slides16.pdf – Labor demand
• slides17.key, slides17.pdf – Wages
• slides18.key, slides18.pdf – Equilibrium of the matching model
• slides19.key, slides19.pdf – Labor-market policies
• slides20.key, slides20.pdf – Unemployment types

Models of inflation

• slides21.key, slides21.pdf – Phillips curve and quantity theory

Malthusian model of growth

• slides22.key, slides22.pdf – Overview of the Malthusian model
• slides23.key, slides23.pdf – Population
• slides24.key, slides24.pdf – Output per worker in the Malthusian model

Solowian model of growth

• slides25.key, slides25.pdf – Production and saving
• slides26.key, slides26.pdf – Output per worker in the Solowian model
• slides27.key, slides27.pdf – Golden rule
• slides28.key, slides28.pdf – Technological progress
• slides29.key, slides29.pdf – Balanced growth

Problem sets

The source files to the problem sets are placed in the problemsets folder. The problem sets are written with Pages, and then exported to PDF. There are 5 problem sets, covering the main topics of the course:

• ps1.pages, ps1.pdf – Problem set on macroeconomic concepts
• ps2.pages, ps2.pdf – Problem set on IS-LM model of business cycles
• ps3.pages, ps3.pdf – Problem set on matching model of unemployment
• ps4.pages, ps4.pdf – Problem set on Malthusian model of growth
• ps5.pages, ps5.pdf – Problem set on Solowian model of growth

Solutions to the problems sets are available to instructors upon request.

Quizzes

The source files to the quizzes are placed in the quizzes folder. The quizzes are written with Pages, and then exported to PDF. There are 6 quizzes, each composed of many multiple-choice questions:

• quiz1.pages, quiz1.pdf – Quiz on macroeconomic concepts
• quiz2.pages, quiz2.pdf – Quiz on IS-LM model of business cycles
• quiz3.pages, quiz3.pdf – Quiz on matching model of unemployment
• quiz4.pages, quiz4.pdf – Quiz on models of inflation
• quiz5.pages, quiz5.pdf – Quiz on Malthusian model of growth
• quiz6.pages, quiz6.pdf – Quiz on Solowian model of growth

Solutions to the quizzes are available to instructors upon request.

License

The content of this repository was created by Pascal Michaillat and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.