This repository contains the source files of the course "Intermediate Macroeconomics" developed by Pascal Michaillat and taught at Brown University.

The course material is hosted at https://pascalmichaillat.org/c4/.

The source files to the lecture slides are placed in the lectureslides folder. The lecture slides are written with Keynote, and then exported to PDF. The lecture slides are organized in 30 slide decks for 30 one-hour lectures:

• slides0.key, slides0.pdf – Overview of macroeconomics

• slides1.key, slides1.pdf – The world
• slides2.key, slides2.pdf – Defining GDP
• slides3.key, slides3.pdf – GDP over time
• slides4.key, slides4.pdf – Composition of GDP
• slides5.key, slides5.pdf – Inflation
• slides6.key, slides6.pdf – Unempployment

• slides7.key, slides7.pdf – Expenditure function
• slides8.key, slides8.pdf – IS submodel
• slides9.key, slides9.pdf – LM submodel
• slides10.key, slides10.pdf – OMO, ZLB, and money multiplier
• slides11.key, slides11.pdf – IS and LM curves
• slides12.key, slides12.pdf – Recessions
• slides13.key, slides13.pdf – Monetary and fiscal policy

• slides14.key, slides14.pdf – Matching function
• slides15.key, slides15.pdf – Labor supply
• slides16.key, slides16.pdf – Labor demand
• slides17.key, slides17.pdf – Wages
• slides18.key, slides18.pdf – Equilibrium of the matching model
• slides19.key, slides19.pdf – Labor-market policies
• slides20.key, slides20.pdf – Unemployment types

• slides21.key, slides21.pdf – Phillips curve and quantity theory

• slides22.key, slides22.pdf – Overview of the Malthusian model
• slides23.key, slides23.pdf – Population
• slides24.key, slides24.pdf – Output per worker in the Malthusian model

• slides25.key, slides25.pdf – Production and saving
• slides26.key, slides26.pdf – Output per worker in the Solowian model
• slides27.key, slides27.pdf – Golden rule
• slides28.key, slides28.pdf – Technological progress
• slides29.key, slides29.pdf – Balanced growth

The source files to the problem sets are placed in the problemsets folder. The problem sets are written with Pages, and then exported to PDF. There are 5 problem sets, covering the main topics of the course:

• ps1.pages, ps1.pdf – Problem set on macroeconomic concepts
• ps2.pages, ps2.pdf – Problem set on IS-LM model of business cycles
• ps3.pages, ps3.pdf – Problem set on matching model of unemployment
• ps4.pages, ps4.pdf – Problem set on Malthusian model of growth
• ps5.pages, ps5.pdf – Problem set on Solowian model of growth

Solutions to the problems sets are available to instructors upon request.

The source files to the quizzes are placed in the quizzes folder. The quizzes are written with Pages, and then exported to PDF. There are 6 quizzes, each composed of many multiple-choice questions:

• quiz1.pages, quiz1.pdf – Quiz on macroeconomic concepts
• quiz2.pages, quiz2.pdf – Quiz on IS-LM model of business cycles
• quiz3.pages, quiz3.pdf – Quiz on matching model of unemployment
• quiz4.pages, quiz4.pdf – Quiz on models of inflation
• quiz5.pages, quiz5.pdf – Quiz on Malthusian model of growth
• quiz6.pages, quiz6.pdf – Quiz on Solowian model of growth

Solutions to the quizzes are available to instructors upon request.

The content of this repository was created by Pascal Michaillat and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.