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Study Resources
Study Resources for Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
Textbook
The text is written by N. Gregory Mankiw.
Mankiw is also the author of a principles text that many of you
may have used for Principles of Macroeconomics.
Some of the topics are likely to be similar to what you saw in
your principles courses, but Intermediate Macroeconomics moves faster,
covers more, and uses more sophisticated models than Principles of
Macroeconomics. The
text is exceptionally well written, concise, and provides interesting
applications.
Chapter Summaries
These provide a way to
review the material and a way to test your understanding.
If one of the summaries points is unclear, review it in the text
or come to my office for help.
Key Concepts
Each chapter has a list of key
terms and concepts. As with
the chapter summaries, you can use these to review and to test your
understanding.
End of the Chapter Problems
These are very helpful and
very relevant. I will
suggest a few from each chapter for you to work through.
Studying the text and doing at least some of suggested end of the
chapter problems are very important to learning the material and doing
well on the exams!
Study Guide
The study guide has chapter outlines and exercises with answers.
Although the multiple choice questions are on average somewhat
easy to provide you practice, they provide one way to study for the
multiple-choice questions on the exams.
You will find the exercises very helpful for mastering the
material and doing well on the exam.
Text Website
Office Hours, Appointments, and Email
I encourage you to study outside of class and to spend some time trying
to master the material on your own.
However, if there is any material that you are having trouble
with, please stop by during office hours, make an appointment to see me,
or send me an email. Seeking
help is most useful when you have specific questions, but I can also
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