Economics 482 - B2


Advanced Macroeconomic Theory


Stuart Landon                                                                                                                                             Winter 2012


Office:   Tory 7-23

e-mail:   Stuart.Landon@ualberta.ca

Exam Period Office Hours: 

Monday        16 April    3-4pm

Tuesday        17 April    3-4:30pm  

Wednesday   18 April   10-11:30am & 3:30-4:30pm

Tuesday         24 April   10-11:30am & 3:30-4:30pm

Wednesday   25 April   10-11:30am & 3:30-4:30pm

Other times can be arranged by sending me an e-mail.


Changes to the Course Outline:

We will skip Section 4, at least temporarily, and will move directly on to Section 5: Consumption.

Skip Section 7 of the Reading list, "Fiscal Policy".




Correction to Assignment 2, Question 2.  The "m" in the LM equation should not have a subscript "t".



Course Outline ECON 482 Section B2

Assignment 1 Section B2 Winter 2012

Answers to Assignment 1 Winter 2012

Mid-Term Exam ECON 482 Section B2 Winter 2012

Answers to Mid-Term Exam Section B2 Winter 2012

Assignment 2 Section B2 Winter 2012

Answers to Assignment 2 Winter 2012




Review Questions 1 Winter 2012

Review Questions 2 Winter 2012




Figures and Data for ECON 482 Winter 2012

How to study for my ECON 482 exams



An example of finding slopes, shifts and comparative static results in a simple IS/LM/AS type model can be found at:

    Slopes, Shifts and Comparative Statics Example






Exams and Assignments from Winter 2011:

Assignment 1

Assignment 1 Answers

Mid-Term Exam

Mid-Term Exam Answers

Assignment 2

Assignment 2 Answers

Final Exam



Exams and Assignments from Fall 2010:

Assignment 1

Answers to Assignment 1

Mid-Term Exam

Mid-Term Exam Answers

Assignment 2

Answers to Assignment 2

Final Exam



Exams and Assignments from Winter 2010:

Assignment 1

Answers to Assignment 1

Mid-Term Exam

Answers to Mid-Term Exam

Assignment 2

Answers to Assignment 2

Final Exam


Exams and Assignments from Fall 2009:

Assignment 1

Answers to Assignment 1

Mid-Term Exam

Answers to Mid-Term Exam

Assignment 2

Answers to Assignment 2

Final Exam


Exams and Assignments from Winter 2009:

Assignment 1

Answers to Assignment 1

Mid-Term Exam

Answers to Mid-Term Exam

Assignment 2

Answers to Assignment 2

Final Exam



Selected Readings:

Bullard "Seven faces of 'The Peril'" 

      Ehrmann et al "The Effects of Monetary Policy in the Euro Area" 

      King "No money, no inflation" 

      Lahiri "Handout #3" 

      Scarth Macroeconomics Third Edition Chapter 1 

      SWJ Chapter 16

      SWJ Section 21.1 and pages 633-9

      Williamson Chapter 2

      Williamson Chapter 6

      Williamson Chapter 7

HP Sections 1.1 and 1.2

HP Sections 3.1 and 3.2

HP Section A.8.1

HP Sections 14.5.3, 14.5.4 and pages 440-1

Wickens pages 304-309

BB pages 5-9

Romer pages 183-4

Romer pages 366-8

Romer pages 386-404

BB pages 71-6

Romer pages 497-8, section 10.3 and pages 510-11 and 515-20

Romer sections 6.4 and 6.9 and pages 290-2