ECONOMICS  College of Business and Public Administration
 Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa 50311

Boal's Econ 1: Homework Assignments for Fall 2011

Updated September 7, 2011.

What's here: All homework assignments are in PDF format. Please print these question sheets, complete them in pen or pencil, and turn them in at class by the due dates. Late homework is not accepted. If your computer is not working, please use one of the computers in Cowles Library. Computer problems are not an acceptable excuse for late homework.

Due date Question sheet Done? Turned in?
Sept 2 1. Math Review   
Sept 9 2. Comparative Advantage and Gains from Trade   
Sept 16 3. Free Market Versus Benevolent Dictatorship   
Sept 23 4. Components of GDP   
Sept 30 5. Inflation Data From the Bureau of Labor Statistics*   
Oct 7 6. GDP Data From the Bureau of Economic Analysis*   
Oct 14 7. Unemployment Data From the Bureau of Labor Statistics*   
Oct 21 8. GDP Spending Shares   
Oct 28 9. Measuring Technological Change   
Nov 4 10. Keynesian Cross Diagram and Keynesian Multipliers   
Nov 11 11. Aggregate Demand-Inflation Adjustment Diagram   
Nov 18 12. Inflation, Unemployment, and the Natural Rate of Unemployment   
Dec 7
(Wed.)
13. Monetary Policy*   

* Requires use of internet to access government web sites.


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