Long Island University
C. W. Post Campus
Economics Department

Macroeconomic Analysis
ECO 62 Spring 2008

Section 2 Wednesdays 5.45 p.m. to 8.25 p.m.

Instructor: Udayan Roy

Description | Textbook | Chapters to be Covered | Examinations and Grading | Attendance Policy | Contact Information | Office Hours | Web Sites

Course’s Description: (From the Undergraduate Bulletin 2006–2008) This course covers income and employment theory that deals with the dynamics of aggregate consumption, investment and government spending in relationship to stability and growth.
Prerequisite: ECO 11.
Spring, 3 credits

Textbook: Macroeconomics, Sixth Edition, by N. Gregory Mankiw, Worth Publishers, New York, New York, 2007, ISBN 9780716762133.

Chapters to be covered: I would like to cover as many of the 19 chapters of the textbook as possible. As only about 35 hours of lectures—34 hours and 40 minutes to be precise—have been scheduled for this course, we will have to move rapidly. This is one of several reasons why your reading should stay one step ahead of the lectures. Reading each chapter before it is discussed in class is a sure way of raising your chances of success in this course.

Examinations and Grading: Your grade for the course will be based on your performance in the Midterm, the Final, a few short quizzes, and a few homework assignments. The Midterm will be held on March 5 and the Final will be held on May 1, during Finals Week. I will try to give a short quiz every Wednesday beginning February 6.

In preparing the course grade I will use the following weights: 30% for the Final, 30% for the Midterm, 20% for the quizzes, 20% for the homework assignments.

Attendance Policy: The best possible grade (BPG) that you could get will depend on the number of your absences. See the accompanying table for details. You will be marked absent if you are late for a lecture by five minutes or more or if you leave early or if you are not attentive in class.

Absences

BPG

3

B+

4

B

5

B-

6

C+

7 or more

D

No make-up tests will be given for the Midterm or the Final unless there are compelling medical reasons supported by a valid doctor's note. In case you cannot take a test at the scheduled time, you (or someone representing you) must inform me of the reason(s) not later than twenty-four hours after the test. Ideally, I should be told before the test. The reason(s) you give for missing a test will affect my decision on whether or not you should get a make-up test but it will not affect your BPG. No make-ups will be given for the quizzes. Homework assignments handed-in late will not count. Students who send me their work by e-mail must not assume that I have received their work until they receive a confirmation from me.

Contact Information: My office is at Room 206, Hoxie Hall (across from the Bookstore). My office phone number is (516) 299 2405/2321. My e-mail address is uroy@liu.edu. My own Web site is at http://myweb.liu.edu/~uroy/. My mailing address is: Udayan Roy, Economics Department, Long Island University, Brookville, NY 11548.

Office Hours: My office hours are: 2.00 p.m.–3.30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays and 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. You need not make an appointment if you wish to see me during these hours. For all other times, however, an appointment must be made in advance. Please stop by whenever you need any help with a course-related matter.

Web Sites: The course's Web site is at http://myweb.liu.edu/~uroy/eco62/. The Web site for this course's textbook is at http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/mankiw6/. It has a lot of material that might be of use to you.

Have a great semester!