Eco 102: Macroeconomics with LRT
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About
The course offers a broad perspective of the major fields and basic concepts in modern economics. It presents an overview of the nation’s economy and of how the economic systems operate, with the Philippine economic experience serving as the frame of reference throughout the course. It also concentrates on the determination of aggregate economic activities and their influences and inter-relationships. Topics for discussion include national income and growth; the use of fiscal, monetary, and trade policies as instruments for economic development and stability; national income and external balance.
- Karl E. Case and Ray C. Fair. Principles of Economics. Prentice Hall International, Inc.
- William J. Baumol and Allan S. Blinder. Economics: Principles and Policy. Dryden Press.
- Government agencies (http://www.neda.gov.ph, http://www.nscb.gov.ph)
- Business newspapers with financial market reports (http://www.bworld.com.ph/current/today.html, http://www.inquirer.net)
- Philippine Stock Exchange ( http://www.pse.org.ph)
- Understand key concepts in Macroeconomics and appreciate the analytical tools of the subject;
- Develop critical thinking skills and reasoning ability through discussions, recitations, and other class activities;
- Develop a sense of social responsibility and awareness of current macroeconomic problems.
The student’s responsibility is to come to each class prepared. She is also expected to take all examinations on the date scheduled. She should read the assigned problems prior to class. She is expected to attend each class and participate actively in the discussions.
All students are expected to be academically honest. Cheating, lying and other forms of immoral and unethical behavior will not be tolerated. Any student found guilty of cheating in examinations or plagiarism in submitted course requirements will (at a minimum) receive an F or failure in the course. Plagiarism and cheating refer to the use of unauthorized books, notes or otherwise securing help in a test; copying tests, assignments, reports or term papers; representing the work of another person as one’s own; collaborating without authority, wit another student during an examination or in preparing academic work; signing another student’s name on an attendance sheet; or otherwise practicing scholastic dishonesty.