Author Archives: Al Eisenbarth
Week 16 – Review
In Class on Monday, May 17th
Review for the Final
Final will be:
Published to OpenLab (this website) on Monday, May 19th – after class
Due to Blackboard on Monday, May 24th
Weekly Review 11 – Due 05/13
Week 15 – AD & AS Model
Before Class on Monday, May 10th
Slides: AD – AS Model – Eisenbarth (2021)
Before Class on Thursday, May 13th
Have completed or tried all of Weekly Review 11
Week 14 – Aggregate Demand Reimagined
Before Class on Monday, May 3rd
Read – Economics Online
Aggregate Demand Slides – Eisenbarth (2021)
In Class
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2020/02/12/economists-slow-economic-growth
In Class on Thursday, May 6th
Question Building Part 2
Question Building (Part 2 of 2)
This assignment, worth 10% of your final grade, will be completed in class on Thursday, May 6th.
Students will work together to write a question for the final exam, including its answer. This assignment includes an individual and a group component.
- Individually, students will need to provide Al with a piece of information they have learned. To receive full credit for this portion of the Question Building, student responses will need to be:
- relevant to the class (information came from class readings or discussions)
- a piece of information (not just a topic)
- As a group, students will need to write two questions for the final exam with the correct answer. Questions can be true/false, multiple choice, fill in the blank, or short answer.
Additional instructions for completing this assignment will be given in class.
Weekly Review 10 – Due 04/29
Week 13 – Government Budget
Before class on Monday, 04/26
Read – Lumen Learning: Macroeconomics – on Government Budget
Read – Lu (2020)
Before class on Thursday, 04/29
Have tried or completed all of Weekly Review 10
Reimagining Justice | Wednesday, April 28th | 5-7pm
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Spring-2021-CRJ-Agents-of-Social-Change-Event-Apr-28Faculty from CRJ want you to know that community healing is an option and it is in practice locally. See, for example:
Patterson Healing Collective
Save. Our. Streets.
Safe OUTside the System
Optional: Thursday, April 22, Info Session with the NY Fed
Courtesy of Professor Eugene Skorodinsky, we have an opportunity to sit in on Introduction to the Federal Reserve System with Graham Long, Director of Economic Education at the New York Fed from 2-2:45.
To make sure I know you were there, please fill out this form. This event is not required but if you are concerned about your participation and have the time, please join us.
Topic: Introduction to the Federal Reserve System
This 45-minute presentation details the structure of the Federal Reserve as a decentralized central bank, and its policy responsibilities. Topics covered include:
- What is the Federal Reserve System?
- What is the structure of the Federal Reserve System?
- What is the Federal Reserve’s role in the economy?
Speaker: Graham Long, Associate Director of Economic Education at the New York Fed
Time: Thursday, April 22, 2:00 – 2:45 pm
Zoom link: https://bmcc-cuny.zoom.us/j/99450776043?pwd=U0pYcys2TkI5RlcwaVhzakpPb1Yydz09
Meeting ID: 994 5077 6043
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