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The assignments and discussion for this course align with the content and learning outcomes in each module. They will automatically be loaded into the assignment tool within your LMS. They can easily used as is, modified, or removed. You can preview them below.
Note that the Data Project Assignment is split into two parts and spans both module 6 and module 7. The Module 16 assignment presents two options, one that emphasizes topics from macroeconomics, and the other that emphasizes concepts from microeconomics.
| Module | Assignment | Discussion |
| 1 Economic Thinking | ||
| 2 Choice in a World of Scarcity | ||
| 3 Supply and Demand | ||
| 4 Applications of Supply and Demand | ||
| 5 Elasticity | ||
| 6 Macroeconomic Measures: GDP and Economic Growth | ||
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7 Macroeconomic Measures: Unemployment and Inflation |
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| 8 The Aggregate Demand-Aggregate Supply Model | ||
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9 Keynesian and Neoclassical Economics |
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| 10 The Income-Expenditure Model | ||
| 11 Fiscal Policy | ||
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12 Money and Banking |
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13 Monetary Policy |
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| 14 Policy Applications | ||
| 15 Globalization and Trade | ||
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16 Exchange Rates and International Finance |