Introductory Macroeconomics  An introduction to macroeconomics: a consideration of macroeconomic problems such as unemployment and inflation. Theories and policy proposals of Keynesian and classical economists are contrasted. Topics considered include: banking, financial institutions, monetary policy, taxation, government spending, fiscal policy, tradeoffs between inflation and unemployment in both the short run and the long run, and wage-price spirals.

Historical Development of the World Economy Many of the controversies and tensions modern economies have to contend with today, such as growth, inequality, and instability, emerged during the last few centuries. In this seminar we will use economic and historical tools to develop a better understanding of the profound transformations in technology, finance, and international trade over time. We will analyze the challenges the world faced as capital, labor, and commodity markets became rapidly integrated, including financial crises, rising income and wealth inequality, and modernizing policies.

Theory and Measurement in Economic History Economic historians study past events, employing diverse methodologies to understand technology adoption, market integration, and the effect of institutions on performance. In this course we will focus on strategies economists use to learn about the past itself and to use past events to understand how all economies function. We will ponder especially conflicts and complementarities between theoretical and empirical reasoning. Each student will complete a research proposal that justifies applying a set of tools to address an economic history question.

Cihan Artunc

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I really enjoyed Prof. Artunc's enthusiasm for the course material. He's clearly a great economic historian who really cares about the process of learning and questioning economic methods and historical accuracy. This class is a great way of thinking more deeply about how the world economy looked one hundred years ago and how far we've come.

Challenging but rewarding, professor matthews taught how global markets and policies interact. Professor was engaging, and problem sets really helped solidify concepts. Great class for understanding the real world.

The problem sets were manageable but took a significant amount of time. We had two midterms, a group project, and a final. Professor Artunc is a harsh grader on exams so it is important to do well on his problem sets. 