Economics 314 Coursebook
Jeffrey Parker
Reed College
The chapters of the coursebook are designed to provide background material for the various sections of the Economics 314 syllabus. Links to pdf versions of chapters will be added as they are available.
Chapter 1: Macroeconomics: Modeling the Behavior of Aggregate Variables
Chapter 2: Aggregate Supply and Demand: A Simple Framework for Analysis
Chapter 3: Growth and Capital Accumulation: The Solow Model
Chapter 4: Optimizing the Saving Decision in a Growth Model
Chapter 5: Theories of Endogenous Growth
Chapter 6: Empirical Evidence on Economic Growth
Chapter 7: Stochastic Growth Models and Real Business Cycles
Chapter 8: Money, Inflation, Growth, and Cycles
Chapter 9: Keynesian Models of Aggregate Demand
Appendix 9A: Explaining Recessions with the IS/LM Model
Chapter 10: Aggregate Supply with Imperfect Information
Chapter 11: Imperfect Competition and Real and Nominal Price Rigidity
Chapter 12: Aggregate Supply with Sticky Prices
Chapter 13: Empirical Evidence on Aggregate Supply Models and Business Cycles
Chapter 14: Models of Unemployment
Chapter 15: Theories of Investment Expenditures