This course aims to introduce the students to the basic concepts of Macroeconomics. Macroeconomics deals with the aggregate economy. This course discusses the preliminary concepts associated with the determination and measurement of aggregate macroeconomic variable like savings, investment, GDP, money and inflation.
National income and related aggregates, methods of measuring national income, circular flow of income model; real versus nominal GDP.
Functions and classification of money; Quantity theory of money – cash transactions and cash balance approach; determination of money supply and demand.
Classical system: Say’s law, Simple classical model of output determination, and its criticism.
Simple Keynesian model of income determination and working of investment multiplier; concepts of tax multiplier, government expenditure multiplier and balanced budget multiplier.
Goods market and IS curve, Money market and LM curve, Equilibrium; deriving the aggregate demand schedule; Monetary policy, Fiscal policy, Policy mix.
Links:
[1] https://www.economics.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/introductory-macroeconomics-0
[2] https://www.economics.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-session/2019-20