Ruanjai Suwantaradon's Summer 2007 Teaching Page

Contact Information

Email:  ruanjais@umn.edu

Office:  1136 Heller Hall

Office Phone : (612) 625-4842

Office Hours :  Tu, Th 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m.


Econ1102, Section 001 - Principle of Macroeconomics

Class Schedule:

Course Material:

        Syllabus

        Link to Jake's webpage

Homework:

    Homework 4 .doc .pdf      Answer Key

    Homework 5 .doc .pdf      Answer Key (New!)

    Homework 6 .doc .pdf      Answer Key (New!)

 

    Bonus Credit .doc .pdf (10 points)

        Free rider not free market by economist.com

        Japan Investing: Sending Yen Overseas by BusinessWeek.com

Additional Material:

    Lecture Slides for 7-3-07

    Numerical Example for 7-11-07 and Recitation 7-13-07

    Checklist for Final (New!)

 

Final Exam : Friday, July 20th, 9:00-11:00a.m. (BlegH255)

    Practice Final (New!) Note that the final exam will be a little bit shorter.

    Answer key to Multiple Choice Questions (New!)

 

 

Independent Readings

    Reserve requirements in the U.S.

    Deposit Insurance Around the World pages 18 and 20 were shown in class on 7-3-07.

    The Fed's Fiercest Foe by BusinessWeek.com

    Jobs Data Put Bernanke in the Hot Seat (New!)  by BusinessWeek.com

    Ten years on (New!) by economist.com

    India's strong rupee (New!) by economist.com

    Official reserves: Asian hoarders (New!) by Economist.com

Links

    Office of the United States Trade Representative

    Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 

    The Federal Reserve System for a quick review of how the Fed operates.

    The Federal Reserve Board's Press Releases for current monetary policy.

    Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for data on unemployment rate and inflation rate in the U.S.

    Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) for the most up-to-date U.S. economic data

    Economic Report of the President

    Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis for publications by the Federal Reserve Bank's economists

    National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) for many working economic papers.

 

    International

    International Financial Statistics-online on the U library website for statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance from more than 200 IMF countries.  

    Global Financial Data on the U library website for historical and current financial and economic data for 150 countries.

    Business Library Webpage

    x-rates.com for data on exchange rates

    World Bank

    IMF - International Monetary Fund

    World Trade Organization (WTO)

    Trade Disputes by Country at WTO

    UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)

    WebEc World Wide Web Resources in Economics

    OECD Statistics

    United Nations (Trade Statistics by Commodity)

    The European Central Bank

 


Contact Information

Email:  ruanjais@umn.edu

Office:  1136 Heller Hall

Office Phone : (612) 625-4842

Office Hours :  Tu, Th 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m.

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