HS101 Introduction to Economics (Autumn 2017-18)
Instructor Name: Tara Shaw, Neha Gupta Course Type: Theory Pre-requisites: None C ourse Content: Microeconomics 1st half sem Macroeconomics 2nd half sem Other topics covered: First half Chapters from Mankiw (3-8,13-16) Second half Chapters from Mankiw (23-30) Short run macro (Keynesian macro) from Fischer covered till IS-LM model Books: N. Gregory Mankiw- Principles of Economics Dornbusch & Fischer- Principles of Macroeconomics Lectures: First half- Taught on the blackboard by Prof. Shaw. Very good lectures, he answered doubts very well. Used good examples. Insulted/Mocked people that came late but he taught well. Second half- Lectures were fast-paced, the teacher used slides and covered about 2 chapters of Mankiw in 3 hrs. The lectures sometimes contained extra information which wouldn't be covered in the books but the books on their own are quite good and are considered to be classics. Assignments: None Exams and Grading: 2 q...