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Week 5: Measuring Aggregates: Unemployment and Inflation
Week 5 Sunday 2.22.2015
Module 13 The Causes and Categories of Unemployment
Required Resources: Read Krugman and Wells Module 13
Recommended Reading:
Up the NAIRU Without a Paddle. (1997, March 6th). The
Economist.
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=145166
Active Learning: Dating changes in Unemployment Rate
Module 14 Inflation: An Overview
Required Resources: Read Krugman and Wells Module 14
Radford, R. A. (1945). The Economic Organisation of a P.O.W.
Camp. Economica.
WEB:
http://www.uwlax.edu/faculty/brooks/eco120/pow camp.htm
PDF (or link below): http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~hfoad/e111su08/Radford.pdf
Module 15 The Measurement and Calculation of Inflation Module 15
Required Resources: Read Krugman and Wells
Recommended Reading:
Duff, C. (1997, January 16). Eyes on the Price: Is the CPI
Accurate? Wall Street Journal, p. A 1
Multimedia:
http://econblog.aplia.com/2006/08/how-to-cure-inflation.html?showComments=false
Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe and other countries
Multimedia: Hyperinflation
http://econographic.com/hyperinflation/sources.html
Multimedia:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM3_z2RB3YU
(Length 2min10sec)
Active Learning: Dating changes in Inflation
Assessment: Complete Quiz#5 By Sunday 2.22.2015 in D2L
Required: Radford, R. A. (1945). The Economic Organisation of a P.O.W. Camp [pdf]
Recommended: Duff, C. (1997, January 16). Eyes on the Price: Is the CPI Accurate? Wall Street Journal, p. A 1 [pdf]