Author: Al Eisenbarth

Week 2 – Question Building

What should New York City do to recover economically from COVID-19?

In class we started building some questions that would help us answer this big question.

here are notes from the conversation we had in class on Wednesday, September 2nd

Here is the article that started our discussion:

Gonzalez, Angi. (2020). “Economic Impact of Coronoavirus Still Looms in NYC.” Spectrum News NY1. 31 July. https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/coronavirus/2020/07/31/economic-impact-of-coronavirus-still-looms-in-nyc

Read: Macroeconomics: Module 16 at Lumen Learning

Strengthening and Weakening Currency

Just one section. Try the questions in the “try it” boxes to test your understanding. If you want some help working through examples, I suggest watching the embedded videos in the reading. The guy in the videos is really good at explaining (even if he talks a little fast). We’re going to go through the examples in the “Effects of a Weaker Dollar” blue box in class on Tuesday so you don’t need to do those on your own.

Read: Macroeconomics: Module 15 at Lumen Learning

Why It Matters: Globalization and International Trade

Introduction to Comparative Advantage

Absolute and Comparative Advantage

You can start at the first section (Why It Matters) and click “next” to get all three (short) sections. The third and final section “Absolute and Comparative Advantage” has a video embedded. You can choose whether you would like to read that section or watch the video instead.

Assignments

Once assigned, assignments will show up here, as well as on the “Schedule” page.

Weekly Reviews are assigned by 11:59pm on Wednesdays. They will be reviewed in class the following Wednesday. That is, please come to class with a draft of your assignment. You will then turn in your corrected assignment to Blackboard by 11:59pm that day.

Question Building will take place in class but any work or related discussion will take place here as well.

The Final and any related discussion will take place here, too, as well as in class. The final must be submitted to Blackboard by 2pm on Monday, December 15th.