G11 - Week 28 - Day 1

In-class work

1. Supply-side questions
1. Cambridge application on p. 346
2. Current event and review discussion of interest to you related to any topic from the class - i.e. micro or macro chapters. Ideas include:
1. Taxes
2. Subsidies
3. Price controls
4. Pollution
5. Education
6. Healthcare
7. Infrastructure
8. Unemployment
9. Inflation
10. Growth rates
11. Inequality/equality
12. Interest rates/monetary policy
13. Immigration
14. Climate change
15. Tech R&D

G11 - Week 27 - Day 3

In-class work

1. Fiscal Policy 
1. Practice problem 2 (p. 384)
1. We will mark the "best" example on a rubric together to show areas of improvement.
2. Supply-side questions
1. Cambridge application on p. 346
3. Current event and review discussion

At-home work

1. Find news/current events of interest to you related to any topic from the class - i.e. micro or macro chapters. Ideas include:
1. Taxes
2. Subsidies
3. Price controls
4. Pollution
5. Education
6. Healthcare
7. Infrastructure
8. Unemployment
9. Inflation
10. Growth rates
11. Inequality/equality
12. Interest rates/monetary policy
13. Immigration
14. Climate change
15. Tech R&D

G11 - Week 27 - Day 2

Use of class time

Effective use of time is about efficiency. Time is a scarce input, the desired output is better performance on IB assessments. Below are the uses of time more desired by the class:

1. Lecture
2. Application (news articles
3. IB questions
4. Discussion (current events and review)

The easiest way to determine if the time use of was effective is a simple rating on a scale of 1-5. Was your time used effectively? No, not at all is a 1. Yes, completely effective use of time is a 5. If you do not answer 5 after each class, you have use class time inefficiently in regards to better course understanding and higher assessment marks.

In-class work

1. Monetary Policy
1. Practice problem 1 (p. 400)
2. Fiscal Policy 
1. Practice problem 2 (p. 384)
1. We will mark the "best" example on a rubric together to show areas of improvement.

At-home work

1. Read practice problems on p. 413 as preview
2. Introduction to Supply-side Policies
3. Read ch. 19
1. Generate at least one question and post in the comment section for this post.

G11 - Week 27 - Day 1

In-class work

1. Monetary Policy
1. Practice problem 1 (p. 400)

G11 - Week 26 - Day 2

In-class work

1. Monetary Policy
1. Exercise 1 (p. 392)
2. Exercises 2-7 (p. 395 & 400)
3. Practice problems
2. Introduction to Supply-side Policies
3. MRU: Sumner/White: Fiat Money vs. the Gold Standard (optional for the curious)

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1. Lecture/Q&A
1. lecture
2. lecture
3. lecture
4. lecture
5. lecture
6. lecture
2. Application
1. case studies/applications
2. real life applications 
3. bring news articles
4. projects, videos, etc.
3. IB test prep
1. practice the IB questions
2. ib styled questions
3. IB questions
4. IB format and discussing the questions in class
4. Discussion
1. discussion
2. discussion
3. discussion
4. discussions
5. discussions about current events
6. discussions 
7. discussions
8. class discussions
9. class discussions

G11 - Week 26 - Day 1

In-class work

1. Monetary Policy
1. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy During Recessions
1. Exercise 1 (p. 392)
2. Exercises 2-7 (p. 395 & 400)
2. Introduction to Supply-side Policies
3. MRU: Sumner/White: Fiat Money vs. the Gold Standard (optional for the curious)

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G11 - Week 25 - Day 3

In-class work

1. Monetary Policy
1. Should we tax robots?
1. What concepts from our class are in the article?
2. What diagrams could be used to explain different parts?
2. Exercise 1 (p. 392)
3. The Net Export Effect of Monetary Policy
4. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy During Recessions
1. Exercises 2-7 (p. 395 & 400)
5. MRU: Sumner/White: Fiat Money vs. the Gold Standard (optional for the curious)

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Book - The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century

G11 - Week 25 - Day 2

In-class work

1. Monetary Policy
1. Monetary Policy: Money Creation in a Fractional Reserve Banking System
2. The Tools of Monetary Policy
1. Exercise 1 (p. 392)
3. The Net Export Effect of Monetary Policy
4. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy During Recessions
1. Exercises 2-7 (p. 395 & 400)
5. MRU: Sumner/White: Fiat Money vs. the Gold Standard (optional for the curious)

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G11 - Week 25 - Day 1

In-class work

1. Monetary Policy
1. Monetary Policy: Introduction to the Money Market
2. Monetary Policy: Money Creation in a Fractional Reserve Banking System
3. The Tools of Monetary Policy
1. Exercise 1 (p. 392)
4. The Net Export Effect of Monetary Policy
5. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy During Recessions
1. Exercises 2-7 (p. 395 & 400)

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G11 - Week 24 - Day 2

In-class work

1. Fiscal policy
1. Fiscal Policy: Introduction to Bond Markets and Interest Rate Determination
2. Evaluating Fiscal Policy - the Crowding-out Effect - part 1
3. Evaluating Fiscal Policy - the Crowding-out Effect part 2
4. Evaluating Fiscal Policy: Budget Deficits, National Debt and Interest Rates

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