Macroeconomics
Dr. John Zietlow - Malone University
Office: Mitchell Hall 200A
Office Phone: (330) 471-8190 (or 8190 if on campus)
Email: jzietlow@malone.edu
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Note: Spring 2012 FINAL EXAM is Monday, 4/23, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. (MH 203).
Note: Before taking the Chapter 8 Quiz, study the graphs here
thoroughly =>
Chapter
8 Quiz Prep
Note:
Student peer tutoring available (every Tuesday night,
8-9 p.m.,
starting 1/17)
in the
library Seminar Room F with
David Eaton for the remainder of the semester.
Thanks, David!
Take advantage of this help – it will definitely pay dividends in your class
performance. If you cannot make that time, and need some assistance, you may call x8603 or email this
address: tutor@malone.edu.
Want more help understanding the course material? See the Solman/Ashoka
videos (excellent!):
Link to videos for those who bought 12th edition CONNECT code
What would Martin Luther King say about freedom and addressing our national problems?
(12/2010): Presidential
Debt-Reduction Commission Recommendations on FISCAL POLICY
(12/2010): Steps FED took in 2007 and more recently to deal with financial crisis
Link for CONNECT online quizzing for those who bought
12 edition CODE at the bookstore:
Please go to e-Companion and look in Announcements.
Link for CONNECT online practices and quizzing => http://connect.mcgraw-hill.com/class/j_zietlow_spring_2012
Economic
Freedom or "Ism" ? -
50-year-old cartoon explains in simple terms why free market system appeals
(thanks to Jeff McEndree for sending this link)
Example of Fed Beige Book "reading" - 4th District Conditions
Economic Outlook:
Where is the US economy headed?
Economic News Release
Calendar:
Barron's Economic Calendar
Background Reading:
Why is America Facing a Financial
Crisis?
Background Reading: Read about the
Fed's mistakes following the 2001 recession
Up-to-date Economics News: Today's News on the Economy and Stocks from MSNBC
US Debt and Deficits: The Advancing Glacier of U.S. Debt
Inflation Measure: Online CPI Price Calculator
U.S. Debt Clock
(real-time)
Understanding
Unemployment: Unemployment News Releases and
BLS Labor force
characteristics
About the Federal Reserve (Fed): Fed Today Video
Faith Integration: Faith-Based Companies and Faith-Based Investing
Syllabus => Spring 2012 (NOTE: We are using Brad Schiller's 12th edition of The Macro Economy Today, McGraw-Hill, as our textbook in Spring 2012.)
Note: Spring 2012 FINAL EXAM is Mon. 4/23, 1-3 p.m., in MH 203.
Game Plan/Course Schedule => Spring 2012 (revised to include practice and quiz dates, World View Forum date)
** NOTE: These are for the 12th edition of the textbook.
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NOTE: You may have to do a "forced refresh" using
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the page to have access to the following PowerPoint presentations.
Chap1 Chap2 Chap3 Chap4 Chap5 Chap6
Chap7 Chap8 Chap9 Chap10 Chap11 Chap12
Association of Christian Economists
U.K Association of Christian Economists
Economics and the Evangelical Mind article
Riches in the Bible and the West Today article
Christian Ethics and World Economies article
The Economics of God's Creation article
Genesis and Economics article
The Effect of Post-Modernism on Economics working paper
Fundamentalism and Economic Views in the U.S. working paper