Spring 2009
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Grade last posted: 5/6/09 Final Grades
at least once daily to ensure that you are keeping up with new course developments).
Before the first test, you should read and be familiar with the instructions for taking a multiple-choice examination in the classroom.
Revenues of the federal government, 2006
Expenditures of the federal government, 2006
The FIRST EXAMINATION is scheduled for Friday, February 13th. It will cover chapters 5, 6 and 7.
The exam is worth 90% of the grade, and each of the homework assignments below is worth 5%.
Handout: Decomposition of Nominal GDP
Homework Assignment #1 (5%): Decomposition of Nominal GDPDocuments and test on deflating monetary figures:
Link to conceptual documentation
Simple chained price index calculation
Applications of index numbers: CPI and the cost of living
PowerPoint Sample of Real versus Nominal Prices
FINAL EXAMINATION:
The exam is on Wednesday, May 13th, at 11:00 a.m., in the classroom: May Hall, Room 219.
Friday, May 8th is scheduled for final exam review and the posting of final grades. You should not have any questions at this time about your previous grades. Please don't ask me about other grades. The only remaining grade in question is the final exam grade.
PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO FILL OUT A STUDENT EVALUATION OF THE COURSE!
THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!