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《中级宏观经济学》课程教学大纲
《中级宏观经济学》课程教学大纲
TheCourseSyllabusofIntermediateMacroeconomics
一、课程基本信息(BasicCourseInformation)
课程代码:
16090203
CourseCode:
16090203
课程名称:
中级宏观经济学
CourseName:
IntermediateMacroeconomics
课程类别:
专业课
CourseType:
SpecializedCourse
学时:
48
Period:
48
学 分:
3
Credit:
3
适用对象:
财经类专业本科生
TargetStudents:
UndergraduateStudentsMajoringinEconomics
考核方式:
考试
Assessment:
Examination
先修课程:
初级宏观经济学,微积分
PreparatoryCourse:
PrinciplesofMacroeconomics,Calculus
二、课程简介(BriefCourseIntroduction)
中级宏观经济是为财经类本科生开设的一门重要课程。
本课程通过模型与实际案例相结合的方式,向学生介绍中级水平的宏观经济学的主要理论和相关经济政策。
它整合长期与短期、凯恩斯与古典理论,其主要内容包括:
宏观经济数据,古典理论,增长理论,经济周期理论,宏观经济政策的争论等。
Intermediatemacroeconomicsisanimportantcourseforundergraduatesoffinanceandeconomics.Thiscourseprovidesstudentswiththemaintheoriesandrelatedeconomicpoliciesofintermediate-levelmacroeconomicsthroughthecombinationofmodelsandactualcases.Itintegratesthelong-runandshort-runissues,Keynesianandclassicaltheories,whichinclude:
MacroeconomicData,ClassicalTheory,GrowthTheory,BusinessCycleTheory,andMacroeconomicPolicyDebates,etc.
三、课程性质与教学目的.
本课程是一门中级水平的宏观经济学课程,针对财经类专业本科生开设。
它要求学生已具备初级的宏观经济学理论。
本课程旨在使学生全面掌握中级宏观经济学理论及观点,同时了解该学科的最新前沿,并运用其方法分析中国乃至全球的宏观经济现象和问题,提高宏观经济学思维能力及专业英文阅读和表达能力。
对待西方经济学,既不能全盘否定,也不能盲目崇拜和全盘肯定,特别要杜绝生搬西方宏观经济学教条硬套中国经济现实的错误做法。
必须基于马克思主义理论及中国国情,合理借鉴吸收宏观经济学理论,真正做到“弃其糟粕、取其精华、洋为中用”。
四、教学内容及要求
第一章INTRODUCTION
(一)目的与要求
Webeginourstudyofmacroeconomicswithanintroductiontothethreemodelsaroundwhichitisorganizedandthetimehorizonstowhichtheyapply.Wealsotakeapreliminarylookateconomicgrowth,inflation,unemployment,andthebusinesscycle,andprovideanoverviewofthetextbook.
(二)教学内容
1.主要内容
1)Introductiontomacroeconomics
2)Thelongrunandshortrun
3)Economicmodelsandtherealworld
4)AfirstlookattheAD-ASframework
5)Unemploymentandinflation
6)ActualandpotentialGDP
7)Economiccycles
2.基本概念和知识点
verylongrunlongrunshortrunmediumrungrowththeory
aggregatesupply/demand(AS-AD)modelaggregatesupply(AS)curve
aggregatedemand(AD)curvePhillipscurve
growthratebusinesscycletrendpathofoutputoutputgappotentialoutputinflationconsumerpriceindex(CPI)
3.问题与应用(能力要求)
1)TheAD-ASdiagramasanimportanttoolinmacroeconomicanalysis.
2)Todifferentiatebetweentheeffectsofpolicychangesinthelongrun,theshortrun,andthemediumrun.
3)Thedifferencebetweenfiscalandmonetarypolicy.
4)Tointerpreteconomicindicatorsandunderstandtheirimportanceinassessingcurrenteconomictrends.
5)Thedifferentschoolsofmacroeconomicthoughtandhowtheydevelopedfromtheproblemsofthetimeinwhichtheywereformed.
(三)思考与实践
1)Whatmacroeconomicissueshavebeeninthenewslately?
2)HowtoevaluatemacroeconomicsfromtheperspectiveofMarxism?
(四)教学方法与手段
课堂讲授,多媒体教学,课堂讨论或分组讨论。
第二章NATIONALINCOMEACCOUNTING
(一)目的与要求
1.Undertheheading“nationalincomeaccounting,”weconsiderthedifferentwaysinwhichthenationaleconomicpiecanbeslicedintoitscomponentparts.
2.Thisismorethanjustsimpleaccounting.WhilewedissectGDP,weareactuallylearninghowthemanysourcesofaggregatedemandcanbeaddedtogethertodeterminetotalnationalincome,andjustwhyanation’sincomeandoutputmustnecessarilybethesame.
(二)教学内容
1.主要内容
1)TheProductionofOutputandPaymentstoFactorsofProduction
Y=(wxN)+(ixK)+profit
2)OutlaysandComponentsofDemand
3)SomeImportantIdentities
4)Y=C+I+G+NXfundamentalnationalincomeaccountingidentity
YD=C+Susesofdisposableincome
YD=Y+TR–TAsourcesofdisposableincome
BD=G+TR–TAdefinitionofthebudgetdeficit
S-I=(G+TR-TA)+NX
5)MeasuringGrossDomesticProduct
6)InflationandPriceIndices
7)Unemployment
8)InterestRatesandRealInterestRates
9)ExchangeRates
2.基本概念和知识点
Grossdomesticproduct(GDP)Consumerpriceindex(CPI)
UnemploymentrateNationalincomeaccounting
StocksandflowsValueaddedImputedvalue
NominalversusrealGDPGDPdeflator
NationalincomeaccountsidentityConsumption
InvestmentGovernmentpurchasesNetexports
LaborforceLabor-forceparticipationrateOkun’slaw
3.问题与应用(能力要求)
1)Grossdomesticproduct(GDP)measuresboththeincomeofeveryoneintheeconomyandthetotalexpenditureontheeconomy’soutputofgoodsandservices.
2)NominalGDPvaluesgoodsandservicesatcurrentprices.RealGDPvaluesgoodsandservicesatconstantprices.RealGDPrisesonlywhentheamountofgoodsandserviceshasincreased,whereasnominalGDPcanriseeitherbecauseoutputhasincreasedorbecausepriceshaveincreased.
3)GDPisthesumoffourcategoriesofexpenditure:
consumption,investment,governmentpurchases,andnetexports.
4)Theconsumerpriceindex(CPI)measuresthepriceofafixedbasketofgoodsandservicespurchasedbyatypicalconsumer.LiketheGDPdeflator,whichistheratioofnominalGDPtorealGDP,theCPImeasurestheoveralllevelofprices.
5)Theunemploymentrateshowswhatfractionofthosewhowouldliketoworkdonothaveajob.Whentheunemploymentraterises,realGDPtypicallygrowsslowerthanitsnormalrateandmayevenfall.
(三)思考与实践
Consideraneconomythatproducesandconsumesbreadandautomobiles.Inthefollowingtablearedatafortwodifferentyears.
YearYear
20002010
Priceofan
automobile$50,000$60,000
Priceofaloaf
ofbread$10$20
Numberofautomobiles
Produced100120
Numberofloavesof
breadproduced500,000400,000
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a.Usingtheyear2000asthebaseyear,computethefollowingstatisticsforeachyear:
nominalGDP,realGDP,theimplicitpricedeflatorforGDP,andafixed-weightpriceindexsuchastheCPI.
b.Howmuchhavepricesrisenbetweenyear2012andyear2016?
ComparetheanswersgivenbytheLaspeyresandPaaschepriceindices.Explainthedifference.
c.SupposeyouareasenatorwritingabilltoindexSocialSecurityandfederalpensions.Thatis,yourbillwilladjustthesebenefitstooffsetchangesinthecostofliving.WillyouusetheGDPdeflatorortheCPI?
Why?
(四)教学方法与手段
课堂讲授,多媒体教学,课堂讨论或分组讨论。
第三章GROWTHANDACCUMULATION
(一)目的与要求
1.Inthischapterwestudyhowpotentialoutputtheoutputthatwouldbeproducedifallfactorswerefullyemployedgrowsovertime.
2.Tobetteraccomplishthis,welearngrowthaccountingandthefundamentalsofneoclassicalgrowththeory.Together,theytellusthatoutputgrowthresultsbothfromimprovementsintechnologyandfromincreasesinoneormoreoftheinputstotheproductionprocesscapital,labor,andnaturalresources.Neoclassicalgrowththeoryalsotellsusthatinthelongrun,growthinpotentialoutputresultsentirelyfromtechnologicalimprovement.
(二)教学内容
1.主要内容
1)GrowthAccounting
Growthaccounting
TheCobb-Douglasproductionfunction
Themarginalproductoflaborandcapital
2)EmpiricalEstimatesofGrowth
Convergence
Totalfactorproductivity
Theimportanceofhumancapital
3)GrowthTheory:
TheNeoclassicalModel
Theneoclassicalgrowthmodel
Thesteady-stateequilibrium:
sf(k*)=(n+d)k*
k*representsthesteady-statevalueofk.Thesteady-statevalueofyisy*=f(k*).
Thegolden-rulecapitalstock
Investmentandsaving
Technologicaladvancesandpopulationgrowth
2.基本概念和知识点
growthaccounting
growththeory
productionfunction
Cobb-Douglasproduction
function
marginalproductoflabor(MPN)
marginalproductofcapital(MPK)
totalfactorproductivity
GDPpercapita
capital-laborratio
diminishingmarginalreturns
convergence
Solowresidual
humancapital
neoclassicalgrowththeory
steady-stateequilibrium
3.问题与应用(能力要求)
1)Toderivethat(undertheassumptionofconstantreturnstoscale)thecontributionsofinputs(suchaslaborandcapital)tooutputareequaltotheindividualgrowthratesoftheseinputsmultipliedbytheirshareinincome.
2)Beawarethattechnologicalprogressisanimportantfactorinachievinggrowthinoutputpercapitaandthatthemajorcomponentsleadingtotechnologicalprogressareadvancesinknowledgeandefficiencythatcomefromincreasedresearch,education,andtraining.
3)Beawarethatevensmalldifferencesinthegrowthrateofoutputforanygivenyearwillleadtolargedifferencesinthelevelofoutputandthereforethestandardoflivinginthelongrun.
4)Understandtheneoclassicalgrowththeoryandtheconceptofasteady-stateequilibrium,whenoutputpercapitaisatalevelatwhichsavingandinvestmentarejustsufficienttomaintainaconstantcapital-laborratio.
5)Beawarethataconstantcapital-laborratiocanbemaintainedifsavingandinvestmentaresufficienttocompensateforreductionsinthecapitalstockperheadarisingfromdepreciationandpopulationgrowth.
6)Understandthatanincreaseinthesavingsratewillincreasetheoptimalcapital-laborratioandtheshort-rungrowthinoutputbutwillnotaffectthelong-termgrowthrateofoutput.
(三)思考与实践
1.Nowsupposethat,inaneconomyinitiallyatsteady-state,thereisanexogenousincreaseinthesavingsrate.Showhowpercapitaoutputchangesovertime.
2.Usethegrowthaccountingequationtoanswerthefollowingquestion:
Ifcapital’sshareofincomeis25%andlabor’sshareofincomeis75%,thestocksofbothcapitalandlaborincreaseby50%(K/K=N/N=0.5),andthereisnotechnologygrowth,atwhatratewillpotentialoutputgrow?
Willthecapital-laborratioincreaseatall?
(四)教学方法与手段
课堂讲授,多媒体教学,课堂讨论或分组讨论。
第四章GrowthandPolicy
(一)目的与要求
1.Inthelastchapter,welearnedthattherateofgrowthofpotentialoutputisdeterminedbytherateofpopulationgrowth,bychangesi