人民大学：《宏观经济学》（英文版） Lecture 1 Economics

Intermediate macroeconomics 中级宏观经济学 Fall 2004

Intermediate Macroeconomics 中级宏观经济学 Fall, 2004

Instructor ◆何茵 ◆朗润园620 ◆Tel:62759485 Email: yin he(accer.pku. edu.cn ◆ Office hours:Mon.10:30-12:00&预约

Instructor  何茵  朗润园 620  Tel：62759485  Email：yin.he@ccer.pku.edu.cn  Office hours: Mon. 10：30-12：00 &预约

TA ◆李鹏宇raining(@pku.edu.cn51638264 李化松lisong-nick@pku.edu.cn51605303 孙昂

T.A.  李鹏宇 raining@pku.edu.cn 51638264  李化松 lisong-nick@pku.edu.cn 51605303  孙昂

9 Text books Macroeconomics, N. Gregory Mankiw World Publisher 《宏观经济学》(第4版)格里高利·曼昆 人民大学出版社,2000年 参考书:《全球视角的宏观经济学》 捷弗里·萨科斯等著,费方域等译 上海三联书店·上海人民出版社1997

Text books  Macroeconomics, N. Gregory Mankiw World Publisher  《宏观经济学》(第4版) 格里高利•曼昆 人民大学出版社，2000年 参考书：《全球视角的宏观经济学》 捷弗里·萨科斯等著，费方域等译 上海三联书店·上海人民出版社 1997

Grading ◆ Homework:20 Quizzes: 20%(Sep. nov ◆Mid-term:25%(Oct.) ◆ Final 35 ◆ Extra- credit:5 (attendance and participation

Grading  Homework：20%  Quizzes: 20% (Sep. & Nov.)  Mid-term: 25% (Oct.)  Final: 35%  Extra-credit: 5% (attendance and participation)

Calendar 9.29 Quiz 1 10.1-107 National Day 12.15 Last day of class 12.19 Office hours 12.20-12.30 Final

Calendar 9.29 Quiz 1 10.1-10.7 National Day 12.15 Last day of class 12.19 Office hours 12.20-12.30 Final

O Other issues No make-up exam(except for special cases) ◆ No"Incomplete ◆9.23-9.25drop/add Special actions ( &th week)

Other issues  No make-up exam (except for special cases)  No “Incomplete”  9.23-9.25 drop/add  Special actions (8th week)

Economics Jacob Viner( Harvard,1892-1970 a thing that the economists do 4 John Maynard Keynes(Cambridge, 1883-1946 an easy subject, at which few excel Lionel robbins Cambridge, 1898-1984) Economics is a science that studies human behavior as a relationship between ends(wants) and scarce means(scarcity)that have alternate use

Economics  Jacob Viner (Harvard, 1892-1970) --- “a thing that the economists do”  John Maynard Keynes (Cambridge, 1883-1946) --- “an easy subject, at which few excel!”  Lionel Robbins (Cambridge, 1898-1984) Economics is a science that studies human behavior as a relationship between ends (wants) and scarce means (scarcity) that have alternate use

Economics Studies human behavior Uncertainty 求* It depends.求 on what factors Why?--- intuitions How?--- logic Conclusions?

Economics  Studies human behavior --- Uncertainty *** It depends… *** on what? --- factors Why? --- intuitions How? --- logic Conclusions?

Economics Should you get married? Well, it depends. (Yes! You re right! the one? she/he want to get married as well? age personal ity life style psychological coSt

Economics  Should you get married? Well, it depends. (Yes! You’re right! ) --- the one? --- she/he want to get married as well? --- age --- personality & life style --- psychological cost ……