Author Archives: Al Eisenbarth
Question Building Part 1 (of 2)
We completed our first Question Building (QB) assessment in class on Thursday, March 4th.
Al asked students to respond to the following prompts:
A) What is something you have learned in our class?
B) What is something you would like to learn in our class?
In order to get full credit (10 of 10 possible points), answers needed to meet the following criteria:
Responses to part A:
– came from something we had either talked about in class or encountered in class materials (readings, videos, etc.)
– were a piece of information (not just a topic)
Responses to part B:
– were related to what we have done in class so far
– were stated as a question
An example of a 10/10 response is:
A) I learned that a positive statement is a statement about the way the world is whereas a normative statement is about how someone wants the world to be.
B) I want to know: What is the relationship between GDP growth and job growth?
Students who completed this assignment in class were given the opportunity to workshop their responses with other students and with Al. Students who did not complete the assignment in class should contact Al over email to schedule a time to complete the assignment (aeisenbarth@bmcc.cuny.edu).
Week 6 – Consumption & Savings
Before Class on Monday, 03/08
Watch (6:39) – Khan (2014) – Consumption Function Basics
Read (ppt slides) – Eisenbarth (2021)
Read – Moore (2020) – The Economics of Race
In Class
White, Martha. (2021). “Americans are saving more during the pandemic — but there’s still a huge demographic divide.” NBC News. 10 February.
Before Class on Thursday, 03/11
Have tried or completed all of Weekly Review 4
(In Class) Slides – Economic Well-Being
Week 5 – Employment
Before Class on Monday, 03/01
Read – Amadeo (2020)
Read (instagram slides) – @comradecloset (2019)
In Class
Gould (2021) – EPI Jobs and Unemployment
Before Class on Thursday, 03/04
There is NO WEEKLY REVIEW this week
In Class
DUE: Question Building
GDP Worksheet – Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Week 4 – Economic Growth
Before Class on Monday, 02/22
Read – Lumen Learning: Macroeconomics
Module 6: Macroeconomic Measures – What is Gross Domestic Product? and Calculating GDP
Watch (17:42) – Pheko (2020)
In Class
(In Class) Slides – Economic Well-Being
Fed Reserve of Dallas – Deflating Nominal Values to Real Values
Cassidy (2020) – Can We Have Prosperity Without Growth?
Before Class on Thursday, 02/25
Have tried all of Weekly Review 3
Weekly Review 3 – Due 02/25
Weekly Review 2 – Due 02/18
Introductions
- Your Name (as registered)
- Your Nickname (how you want to be addressed in class)
- Pronoun (how you want to be addressed in addition to your name)
- Why you are taking this class
- Something that helps you learn
- Something you enjoy