Principles of Macroeconomics Finally

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Program MBA

Credit Hours 3

Duration 16 Weeks / 32 sessions

Prerequisites Basic level o !conomics and Mat"ematics#

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Measuring a &ation4s %ncome

• The 1conomy5s Income and 1xpenditure

• The 2easurement of 6ross Domestic (roduct

• The 3omponents of 6D(

• 7eal versus 8ominal 6D(

• Is 6D( a 6ood 2easure of 1conomic 9ell$Being

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Measuring t"e Cost o 'iving

• The 3onsumer (rice Index

• 3orrecting 1conomic <ariables for the 1ffects of Inflation

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Production and ro5t"

• 1conomic 6rowth around the 9orld

• (roductivity: Its 7ole and Determinants

• 1conomic 6rowth and (ublic (olicy

• 3onclusion: The Importance of =ong$7un 6rowth



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(aving %nvestment and t"e *inancial (7stem

• 0inancial Institutions in the .>. 1conomy

• >aving and Investment in the 8ational Income *ccounts

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The 2ar4et for =oanable 0unds

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"e Basic ools o *inance

• (resent <alue: 2easuring the Time <alue of 2oney

• 2anaging 7is4

• *sset <aluation

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8nem9lo7ment

• Identifying nemployment

• Aob >earch

• 2inimum$9age =aws

• nions and 3ollective Bargaining

• The Theory of 1fficiency 9ages

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"e Monetar7 (7stem• The 2eaning of 2oney

• The 0ederal 7eserve >ystem

• Ban4s and the 2oney >upply

• The 0ed5s Tools of 2onetary 3ontrol

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Mone7 ro5t" and %nlation

• The 3lassical Theory of Inflation

• The 3osts of Inflation

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)9en+!conom7 Macroeconomics- Basic Conce9ts

• The International 0lows of 6oods and 3apital *ssignment ;



• The (rices for International transactions: 7eal and

8ominal 1xchange 7ates

• * 0irst Theory of 1xchange$7ate Determination:

(urchasing$(ower (arity

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A Macroeconomic "eor7 o t"e )9en !conom7

• >upply and Demand for =oanable 0unds and for 0oreign$

3urrency 1xchange

• 1)uilibrium in the open 1conomy

• Eow (olicies and 1vents *ffect an Open 1conomy

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Aggregate Demand and Aggregate (u99l7

• Three Fey 0acts about 1conomic 0luctuations

• 1xplaining >hort$7un 1conomic 0luctuations

• The *ggregate$Demand 3urve

• The *ggregate$>upply 3urve

• Two 3auses of 1conomic 0luctuations

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"e %nluence o Monetar7 and *iscal Polic7 on Aggregate

Demand

• Eow 2onetary (olicy Influences *ggregate Demand

• Eow 0iscal (olicy Influences *ggregate Demand

• sing (olicy to >tabili"e the 1conomy

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+? "e ("ort+$un rade+o .et5een %nlation and

8nem9lo7ment

• The (hilips 3urve

• >hifts in the (hilips 3urve: The 7ole of 1xpectations

• >hifts in the (hilips 3urve: The 7ole of >upply >hoc4s

• The 3ost of 7educing Inflation



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(i De.ates over Macroeconomic Polic7

• >hould 2onetary and 0iscal (olicyma4ers Try to >tabili"e

the 1conomy

• >hould the 6overnment 0ight 7ecessions 9ith >pending

Ei4es 7ather Than Tax 3uts

• >hould 2onetary (olicy be made by 7ule rather than by

Discretion

• >hould the 3entral Ban4 *im for Gero Inflation

• >hould the 6overnment Balance its Budget

• >hould the Tax =aws Be 7eformed to 1ncourage >aving

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