Economics 727
Chappell
CHAPPELL HOME ECONOMICS 727 HOME MOORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
 

Prof. Henry W. Chappell, Jr. 
 

Department of Economics
University of South Carolina  
Columbia, SC  29208
Office: (803) 777-4940     
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E-mail: chappell@sc.edu

 

 

More to come!

Econ727 Lectures

Click Here for Voiced-Over PowerPoint Presentations and Handouts 

Note: I  produced the voiced-over PowerPoint presentations for another class. We may not cover all chapters for which I have provided presentations. Also, more presentations may be provided later in the semester.

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Chapter 2 PowerPoint  |  Chapter 2 PowerPoint Handout PDF

Chapter 2 Handout on Useful Identities and Calculations PDF

Chapter 8 PowerPoint  |  Chapter 8 PowerPoint Handout PDF

Chapter 3 PowerPoint  |  Chapter 3 PowerPoint Handout PDF

Chapter 4 PowerPoint  |  Chapter 4 PowerPoint Handout PDF

Chapter 7 PowerPoint  |  Chapter 7 PowerPoint Handout PDF

Chapter 9 PowerPoint  |  Chapter 9 PowerPoint Handout PDF

Chapter 9 Appendix PDF

Recession PowerPoint  |  Recession PowerPoint PDF

Chapter 5 PowerPoint  |  Chapter 5 PowerPoint PDF

Chapter 13 PowerPoint   |   Chapter 13 PowerPoint PDF

Romer Chapter 10 Steady Inflation

Romer Chapter 10 Figure 10.2

Romer Chapter 10 Time Inconsistency

Chappell and McGregor on Time Inconsistency

McCallum Chapter 7 Cagan Model Example

McCallum Chapter 8 Rational Expectations

Solution to Problem on Cagan Model with Rational Expectations

Rational Expectations Problem Assignment

Handout on the Signal Extraction Problem

Handout on the Lucas Monetary Misperceptions Model

Handout on Plosser's Exposition of Real Business Cycle Models

Handout on Romer Chapter 6 on New Keynesian Economics

Problem Set Solutions 4/4/10

Handout on Efficiency Wages (Romer Chapter 9)

Papers on Monetary Policy Committees:

Monetary Policy by Committee: Why and How? Blinder
Learning and Bandwagons in Monetary Policy Committees Chappell et al.
An Econometric Model of Monetary Policy Decision-Making with Applications to the United Kingdom and Sweden Chappell et al.

Handout on Monetary Policy by Committee

Handout on Learning and Bandwagons

Test 2 Problem 1 Solution.

Read these Articles!

Who is Greedy?
Would You Pay $103,000 for This Arizona Fixer-Upper? 
WSJ, 1/3/09
American Dream 2: Default, Then Rent
WSJ, 12/10/09
Until Medical Bills Do Us Part (Kristoff)
NYT, 8/29/09

Recession!

Recession! (Paper by Prof. Chappell)

Questions and Answers about the Financial Crisis (Gorton)
Prepared Congressional Testimony


Firms Race To Regain Control Over Inventories
WSJ, 2/9/2009
Growth Hits 6-Year High
WSJ, 1/30/10
Phelps and Prescott on the Stimulus and the Recession
The Week, 2/20/2009
Charlie Evans on Modeling Financial Shocks in Macroeconomics
Speech, 9/19/2008
For Fed, Big Test Will Be When to Turn Off the Money Pump

WSJ, 4/20/2009
The Coming Deficit Disaster
WSJ, 11/21/2009
The Stimulus Bill
WSJ, 2/17/2009
All Clunkered Out
WSJ, 8/23/09
Federal Intervention Pits 'Gets' vs. 'Get-Nots'
WSJ, 6/15/09
Stimulating thoughts, 3rd quarter edition
Krugman, NYT, 10/30/2009
An Alternative Stimulus Plan - Boskin
WSJ, 11/18/2009
Why No One Expects a Strong Recovery
WSJ, 11/20/2009
The Stimulus Evidence One Year On
(Barro)
WSJ, 2/23/10
Krugman on Stimulus: 
Part I
   Part II   Part III 

Articles (Not Yet Assigned)

Remembering Paul Samuelson
WSJ, 12/14/2009
Grim Milestone as Jobless Rate Tops 10% 
WSJ, 11/9/2009

Job Cuts Outpace GDP Fall
WSJ, 7/23/2009
Productivity Soared in Third Quarter
WSJ, 11/6/2009

Economy Dives as Goods Pile Up
WSJ, 1/31/2009
Tax Refunds Give Boost to Consumer Spending
WSJ, 4/15/2009
Economic Confidence Rebounds
9/11/2009

A Layoff in the Smith Family Ripples Through Town
WSJ, 1/29/2009
American Dream 2: Default, Then Rent
WSJ, 12/10/09
Goldman Fueled AIG Gambles
WSJ, 12/12/09 (On transactions involving mortgage-backed securities)

Tensions Rise Over Yuan
WSJ, 11/18/09
The Chinese Disconnect
NYT, Krugman, 10/22/09